PHLPost to issue Eucharistic Congress stamps

THE PHILIPPINE Postal Corp. (PHLPost) will issue commemorative stamps featuring the 51st International Eucharistic Congress which will be held in Cebu City in January 2016.

The stamp design will have the official logo of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress.

The Eucharistic Congress is an international gathering of Catholics worldwide aimed at promoting awareness of the central place of the Eucharist in the life and mission of the Catholic Church.

The event is expected to draw 15,000 delegates from all over the world.

Every four years, Catholic faithful from around the world are invited to gather together and reflect on and celebrate the great mystery of the Eucharist.

“PHLPost is praying for the success of this international gathering of lay people and Catholic Church leaders from around the world, with Cebu, the beautiful ‘Queen city the South’ as the host of this celebration,” Postmaster General Josie De la Cruz said in a statement.

PHLPost has commissioned Amstar Co. to print 104,000 copies of the stamp which will be sold at P15 starting Dec. 8.