Pope John Paul II museum in Bacolod to be inaugurated Feb. 20
A museum of âlife and love" in honor of the late Pope John Paul II (JP II)in Bacolod City will be inaugurated on February 20 to mark the 30th anniversary of his visit to the Bacolod diocese. The Catholic Bishopsâ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra will lead the blessing and inauguration of the museum. The blessing of the museum will be at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, followed by a Mass at the San Sebastian Cathedral at 10:00 a.m., the CBCP said on its news site. San Sebastian Cathedral rector Fr. Felix Pasquin, head of the management group of the JP II Tower, said the museum hopes to ârefresh the peopleâs memory of John Paul IIâs visit to Bacolod" and to deepen peopleâs âawareness of Pope John Paul IIâs life and advocacies." He said the late pope was an advocate of the culture of life and the sanctity of family life and marriage. Open to the public, the museum contains photographs and memorabilia of the late popeâs visit to Bacolod and Negros Island. The other activities commemorating the popeâs visit is a Triduum of Masses to be celebrated at the Cathedral from February 17 to 19 at 5:00 p.m. The Masses will be sponsored by: