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Today was the start of the second Asia Lay Mission Forum being held at the Catholic pastoral center in Phnom Penh. The first forum was in 2015 in Hong Kong and it was so well received that plans for a second forum were begun almost immediately.
The conference ended, I spent the day working at the Maryknoll house and then taking a last walk around Rome. Click here for sights from the day plus some pictures of the Maryknoll house in Rome.
This was the final day of the Catholic deaf conference. There was a sight-seeing tour in the morning and then a free afternoon with a dinner in the evening. Click here for view of the day.
Today was the most important day of the conference, with an opportunity to meet Pope Francis and some of his advisors. It was another day spent at the Vatican. Click here for some pictures from the day.
Today was the first full day of the conference and it involved touring the Vatican Museum and then celebrating a liturgy together in the afternoon. Click here to see some of the sights.
This was the day of the first activity of the DCYIA (Deaf Catholic Youth Initiative of the Americas) conference in Rome. I spent the morning working at the Collegio Maryknoll and then went to register for conference at 4:00 PM. Click here for photos from that trip.
Today I started with mass at St. Mary Major Basilica and then headed south to the ruins of Ostia on the coast. On my return trip I visited the old Roman Forum ruins before going home. Click here to see pictures from the day.
Today I was able to look forward to a week in the same place. In the morning I worked at Maryknoll in Rome and in the afternoon I went to get a phone card and bus pass and then visited St. Mary Major. Click here to see photos from the day.
Today was another travel day, this time from Milan to Rome in Italy. Click here for a few photos from the day.
This was my only full day in Milan and it was busy. Click here to see where I went and the people I met.