Metropolitan Cathedral marked as ‘important cultural property’ Miss Universe is India's Harnaaz Sandhu
Cwas ITY OF SAN FERNANDO---The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando marked as an "important cultural property" on December 11, 2021 after the National Museum of the Philippines recognized it as possessing “exceptional cultural, artistic and/ or historical significance.”
The marker of historical significance was bestowed in time for the twin anniversaries of the edifice and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando (RCASF). The day also marked the 73rd anniversary of the canonical establishment of the diocese and the anniversary of the cathedral’s dedication as a church.
San Fernando Archbishop
Most Rev. Florentino Lavarias regarded this as a “day of thanksgiving” among all the members of the archdiocesan community.
“Ining kekatamung pami-pulung a ini, metung yang panaun ban kanita, balikdan ampon pasalamatan ing maulagang regalu a pigkalub ning Apung Ginu kekatamu. Ing kasalpantayanan ing sangkan obat mipupulung tamu keni, obat atin tamung Cathedral, manatili lang susuyu ring pari, obispu, relihiyosu, ding talasalpantaya,” he said.
(Our gathering is a time to look back at history and thanksgiving for the gift our Lord has given us. It is faith that we are gathered now, on why we have a Cathedral where priests,
EILAT, Israel -- Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe on Sunday (Monday, December 13, PH time) topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by politics and the pandemic.
The previously reigning Miss Universe, Andrea Meza of Mexico, crowned her successor, a Bollywood actress, in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat.
The pageant was held in the middle of the night, wrapping up at 5 a.m. local time (10 p.m. EST) to accommodate the primetime schedule in the US.
The pageant included traditional displays of national costumes,swimwearandaseriesof interview questions to test contestants' public speaking skills. The top 10 showed off intricately bedazzled full-length gowns in either gold, silver or bronze. The Philippines' Beatrice Luigi Gomez wore an asymmetrical cut dress with one sleeve, highlighting a new tattoo she said “celebrates her womanhood.”
But the contest also drew attention in recent weeks for other reasons.
A grassroots Palestinian-led boycott had urged contestants to skip the event to protest Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians.
In the end, only Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country with close ties to the Palestinians, did not send a representative, citing the global Covid-19 situation. The South African government, which also strongly supports the Palestinian cause, withdrew support for the country’s representative over her participation.
In an interview last month, Meza urged contestants to leave politics out of the pageant, saying the gathering was meant to bring together women from different backgrounds. “When you are in there you forget about politics, about your religion,” she told The Associated Press at the time.
Sara Salansky, an official with the Israeli Tourism Ministry,