DPCU at the Philippines School of Ecumenism
Msgr. Usma Gómez, Head of office of the Western Section of the DPUC, participated in the first ‘School of Ecumenism’ organised by the Focolare Movement (Philippines) jointly with the Ecumenical Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. For the occasion, Msgr. Usma Gómez gave an online presentation entitled “Catholic Principles of Ecumenism: Be Christian, Be Church, Be One,” followed by a Q&A session.
The event, held from 13 to 15 September at Mariapolis Peace in Tagaytay City, was attended by 88 participants, including members of eight diocesan ecumenical commissions from the Philippines; 11 ecumenical groups, seminarians (from Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Korea and the Philippines), catechists, and committed lay people, as well as leaders of the focolare movement for the Philippines and the Indian Subcontinent.