1.0WORLD CATHOLIC NEWShttps://www.worldcatholicnews.comFilipinos give environmental twist to 500th anniversary - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0qtwPEinY5"><a href="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/filipinos-give-environmental-twist-to-500th-anniversary/">Filipinos give environmental twist to 500th anniversary</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/filipinos-give-environmental-twist-to-500th-anniversary/embed/#?secret=0qtwPEinY5" width="600" height="338" title="“Filipinos give environmental twist to 500th anniversary” — WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS" data-secret="0qtwPEinY5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/filipino-churchgoers-plant-500-trees-for-500th-anniversary-of-christianity-6051b79c52055_600.jpeg780520Catholics planted 500 trees on the island of Homonhon in Samar province to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed on the shores of Homonhon on March 17, 1521, to gather food while on a Spanish expedition that saw one of his vessels become the […]