MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Church appealed for prayers as Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi), the Philippines’ 16th tropical cyclone for 2024, lashes parts of Luzon and the Visayas.
TV Maria, a church-run television station, released the following oratio imperata, a prayer for deliverance from calamities:
On top of their prayer brigades, different churches have also responded to Pepito by opening their places of worship to evacuees. One of those that sheltered evacuees...