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Mass held at Jolo Cathedral nearly 6 months after deadly twin blasts
Mass held at Jolo Cathedral nearly 6 months after deadly twin blasts
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 16, 2019 07:45 PM PHT
Archbishop Gabrielle Caccia, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, leads the reconsecration of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Sulu on July 16, 2019, nearly six months after twin blasts at the church killed 22 and injured scores others. Photo from CBCPNEWS
MANILA - For the first time in nearly six months, Mass was heard at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Jolo, Sulu, where twin explosions in January left 22 dead and several others hurt.
According to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines' (CBCP) news service, hundreds of parishioners attended the reconsecration of the cathedral, which also marked the feast of their patroness, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.
The Mass was led by the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Gabrielle Caccia, along with retired Cardinal Orlando Quevedo and other bishops and priests.
The suicide bomb attack rocked the cathedral during a Sunday mass on Jan. 27, killing parishioners and state troops. The explosion destroyed pews and damaged the church's ceiling.
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