Catholic diocese asks parishes to hold special masses to mark Tai Po fire anniversary
The head of Hong Kong’s Catholic diocese has asked all of the city’s parishes to hold special masses and prayers to mark the first anniversary of the deadly Tai Po fire later this month. Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan invited parishes to offer mass for the deceased on November 26, one year after the blaze broke out, according to a notice issued by the Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Liturgy Commission…
Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan has requested that all parishes in the Hong Kong Catholic diocese hold special prayers and masses to commemorate the first anniversary of the Tai Po fire. According to the South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, a notice from the Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Liturgy Commission states that these masses for the deceased are invited for November 26.
In a separate development, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Reverend Father Joseph Onyango Odour as the Coadjutor Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kisii, Capital FM Kenya reports. Father Odour, a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, will assist the sitting diocesan bishop and holds the right of succession to the office.
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