Catholics join Corpo Cristo

Catholics join Corpo Cristo

DILI, East Timor: Around 12,000 Catholics joined the Corpo
Cristo service on Sunday in remembrance of Christ's crucifixion,
Antara reported yesterday.

The service, led by Bishop Monsignor Carlos Felipe Ximenes
Belo, began with a procession headed by a group of people
carrying a three-meter high cross from Motael church to the
Mother Mary statue in Licedere, East Dili.

The ceremony is conducted every year after the celebrations of
Easter and Christ's Ascension Day. It is joined by all parishes
in the region, according to Florentino C. Sarmento, who organized
the service. (swe)