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On 8 December Pope Francis appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, as prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. This congregation oversees the work of the Catholic Church in most of the dioceses in Africa, Asia and Oceania (including Aotearoa New Zealand). This move will be a big sacrifice for both the people of the Philippines and for Cardinal Tagle, who is an outstanding pastor who loves his people deeply. He is also president of Caritas Internationalis which means he knows and understands the people on the peripheries. The church of the Philippines is giving all the dioceses who are responsible to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples a great gift. ... See MoreSee Less