VATICAN (SE): Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, began a five-day visit to the Philippines on July 1 CBCP News reported. He participated in the annual celebration of Pope’s Day marking the feast day of Ss. Peter and Paul at the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila.
His visit is slated to run until July 5.
According to the Secretariat of State’s Terza Loggia account on X, formerly known as Twitter, Archbishop Gallagher is to take part in several meetings and events.
On July 2 he is scheduled to pay a courtesy visit to the president of the Philippines, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., followed by a meeting with Enrique Manalo, the secretary for Foreign Affairs.
On July 3, Archbishop Gallagher is supposed to move to Malaybalay, in the Northern Mindanao region, to participate in the Plenary Session of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines. The next day, he is scheduled to celebrate Mass with the bishops in the Abbey of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay.
Finally, July 5, the archbishop is to take part in a conference at the Foreign Service Institute in Manila affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CBCP News reported.
