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Cardinal Tagle to speak at Catholic U.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, smiles during a Jan. 11 ground-breaking ceremony in Pasay City for new housing for informal settlers.

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Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle will deliver the
annual Cardinal John Dearden Lecture on “Gaudium et Spes
after 50 Years: An Asian Reception,” March 2 at 4:30 p.m., at
the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center at the Catholic
University in Washington.

An alumnus of Catholic U., Cardinal Tagle earned his
licentiate in sacred theology in 1987 and his doctorate in
sacred theology in 1991. Archbishop of Manila since 2011, he
was named a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. He was
presented with an honorary doctoral degree in theology from
Catholic U. in 2014.

The annual Cardinal John Dearden Lecture honors the late
archbishop of Detroit who was known for his work to implement
the teachings of Vatican II in the United States.

Find out more

Call 202/319-5683.

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