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Vatican Bishop of the Sea visits P&O’s Oceana
The Vatican Bishop charged with the pastoral care of seafarers visited the crew of the P&O Cruises ship Oceana this week, while it was docked in Civitavecchia, near Rome. Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil, from Catholic charity Apostleship of the Sea, presented Captain Christopher Bourne with the Apostleship of the Sea Crest. A large number of the ship’s 890 officers and crew – many of them from Catholic countries such as the Philippines - joined the Bishop for a Mass conducted in the ship’s Footlights theatre. Bishop Joseph, who is Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and [...]