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Manila, Philippines. June 15, 2009.
His Excellency Most Rev. Bernardino C. Cortez, D.D. Chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Episcopal Commission on Social Communications and Mass Media appoints Rev. Fr. Francis B. Lucas as the Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission effective June 10, 2009, a position recently vacated by the legendary Rev. Fr. James B. Reuter, S.J who retired earlier this month after serving for 46 years.

Fr. Francis B. Lucas is the concurrent President of the Catholic Media Network in the Philippines- composed of 54 radio stations throughout the country. An incardinated priest from the Prelature of Infanta, he devoted most of his 35 years in the priesthood evangelizing and advocating for environmental, economic and agricultural development thru media. He is also one of the pioneers advancing the community broadcasting approach in Asia. Up to this date is an active media practitioner as a news anchor in the nationwide radio program “CMN Veritas Pilipinas” and co-anchor in “The Forum”- a weekly media forum.

This appointment comes timely as the Catholic Church in the Philippines strives to stimulate today’s media to “Restore the Church of the Home and Build the Church of the Poor”. Asked to comment about his appointment, Fr. Francis Lucas says that he will “journey with all journalists in the Philippines and in the world…”

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