Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma (second from right) walks with Bishop Antonio Rañola and Elvira Go as they head towards the proposed Eucharistic Congress Pavillon at the San Carlos seminary in Mabolo, Cebu City. (CDN FILE PHOTO)
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma welcomed reports that Pope Francis will be visiting the Philippines in January next year.
He said it just proves that the Holy Father wants to be close to victims of calamities.
But Palma said he hopes that Pope Francis will attend the 2016 International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu City in 2016.
Pope Francis recently declared that he will visit the Philippines and Sri Lanka next year. Though his itinerary hasn’t been divulged yet, Manila Archbishop Ramon Tagle said Pope Francis is planning to visit Tacloban, Bohol, and Cebu.