Chinese-Filipinos as Ricci pilgrims

Fifty-four pilgrims, including seven Jesuits and several very senior citizens, the oldest being 88 years old and the others trailing not far behind. Eight grueling days from Macau to Beijing, including travel by air, land, and sea to out-of-the-way places in China. Some saw it as formula for disaster at worst, grave inconvenience for all at best, but believe it or not, the trip went smoothly, thanks to God’s grace and the discipline and goodwill of all the pilgrims. Read more. . .