Street children need not only physical sustenance but also spiritual nourishment – beginning with the sacrament of baptism. So on Saturday, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will be baptizing 400 poor children from slum areas in Metro Manila who have not yet received the sacrament. ADVERTISEMENTTagle will first celebrate a Mass at the Manila Cathedral, after which he, together with TNK Foundation executive director Fr. With its 24 centers, the organization has helped thousands of children through four programs catering to street children, those with special needs, and those in slum areas. She added: “We observed that poor families think that they cannot get access to the sacraments because of their poverty.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 13, 2017 19:52 UTC