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Church in Philippines marks 500th anniversary of first Mass
April 01, 2021
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CWN Editor's Note: Father Pedro de Valderrama, who are part of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage around the world, celebrated the first Mass on Philippine soil on Easter Sunday 1521.
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