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Nazareth, the Cross, and Pentecost: Pope recalls 500th anniversary of evangelization of the Philippines
April 05, 2021
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CWN Editor's Note: Father Pedro de Valderrama, who was part of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, celebrated the first Mass in the Philippines on Easter Sunday in 1521.
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