The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines says the mass will take place at 4:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. in the Philippines) at St. Peter's Basilica.
The Pope will preside over the Aguinaldo Mass on December 15 in St. Peter's Basilica. Pope Francis will be leading the traditional Filipino mass, Misa de Gallo or Simbang Gabi at the Vatican on Sunday, December 15.
This is the first time a Pope will preside over this traditional Simbang Gabi for the Filipino community, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines said Friday. "While St. Peter’s Basilica hosted such Mass for Filipinos a few times in the past, the December 15 celebration will be the first-ever to be presided over by a pope," the CBCP said. Scalabrinian Fr. Ricky Gente of the Filipino Chaplaincy in Rome also confirmed this to CBCP.The Basilica will be open to 7,500 churchgoers for the celebration. The CBCP said Philippine ambassador to the Holy See Grace Relucio-Princesa and the country’s envoy to Italy Domingo Nolasco will also be present.
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