EPISCOPAL Commission on Biblical Apostolate and Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes, SVD has been re-elected as Moderator of the Executive Committee of the Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF) during its 7th Plenary Assembly at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa, on July 3.
Themed “Word of God – Source of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace”, the Biblical Assembly had just concluded its two-week international meeting which ran from June 24 until July 3. The theme was complemented with a biblical passage, “We are ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor 5:19-20).
Participated in by 230 delegates from 320 member organizations worldwide, the CBF meets regularly every six years to discuss common concerns and ongoing work of the Federation. The assembly also serves as a venue for an exchange of significant pastoral themes and concepts and to establish links and networks among member organizations.
Delegates from the Philippines include Bishop Arturo Bastes, ECBA chairman, Lingayen-Dagupan Auxiliary Bishop Renato Mayugba, Chairman of John Paul I Regional Biblical Center of Northern Luzon and Cordillera, Fr. Dominador Ramos, SVD, president of Divine Word College, Urdaneta and former Director of John Paul I Biblical Center, Sr. Miriam Alejandrino, OSB (exegete), Miss Mary Almonte (Mother of Life), Sr. Antonia Anas, SIHM (BA Director SIHM), Miss Estrella del Mar (Cebu Lay Formation Center) and Fr. Oscar Alunday (ECBA).
It was the first time in the 40-year existence of the Federation that a meeting was held in Africa. The previous Assemblies took place in Vienna (1972), Malta (1978), Bangalore (1984), Bogota (1990), Hongkong (1996), and Beirut (2002).
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