Tagle named pope’s special envoy in Asian bishops’ meet
MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has designated Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as his special envoy to the 50th general conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC) slated on Oct. 30.
According to CBCPNews, Tagle will preside over the closing mass of the FABC conference to be held at the Assumption Cathedral in Bangkok, Thailand.
The 65-year-old cardinal is currently pro-prefect for the Dicastery for Evangelization
According to the Vatican bulletin, the Asian bishops’ meeting begins on Oct. 12 and will be held at the Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Bangkok.
This year’s conference theme is “FABC 50: Journeying together as peoples of Asia …and they went a different way.” (Matthew 2:12).
The assembly also marks the belated 50th anniversary celebration of FABC, established in 1970 with the approval of the Holy See.
The FABC Secretariat said the 19-day conference will “reflect on the re-emerging and emerging realities and challenges of the Church in Asia.”
Prior to being appointed to the Vatican dicastery, Tagle headed the FABC’s Office of Theological Concerns for several years while he was still archbishop of Manila.
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