As our Diocese prepares for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, Bishop Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez invites our World Youth Day pilgrims, their families, and the generous donors and supporters who have made this pilgrimage possible to gather for Mass, adoration and fellowship.

Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez gathered June 19, 2026, with the priests and deacons of the diocese at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola for an evening of study, prayer and reflection on Magnifica Humanitas.

We very much need time for silence. The world in which we live is filled with so many distractions due to instant media and communications. Through our cellphones, laptops and iPads, we are in constant contact with others as well as with all that is going on within the world.

At a time when migration, education, religious freedom and human dignity remain pressing concerns, Venerable Father Félix Varela continues to offer the Church a compelling example. He taught people to think, encouraged them to live in freedom and, above all, led them to Christ through the faithful exercise of his priestly ministry.