Cardinal Tagle Leads Celebration for New Parish in Hometown
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle returned to his hometown to lead a Thanksgiving Mass for a newly established parish in Imus, Cavite, marking his first visit since his appointment as Dean of the College of Cardinals. He is the first Filipino and Asian to hold this significant leadership role.
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