Nuestra Senora del Pilar Church (Photo courtesy of Yolanda Romero) MANILA - In the predominantly Muslim country of Morocco, Filipino priest Melito Pinili is serving a small community of Christians in the port town of Larache. Even with only about five Christians in the area, the Franciscan priest said he regularly celebrates the Holy Mass every Sunday. He sometimes hosts Filipino Catholics who would personally visit the town to see him and attend the mass. Most of the Christians in the area are Africans. "Ang assignment ko dito ay sa Nuestra Senora del Pilar Church kung saan lima lang ang Katolikong Kristiyano at the same time napakalaki ng simbahan kaya isa lang ang misa namin kada Linggo (My assignment really is at Nuestra Senora del Pilar Church where only five are Catholic Christians, which is why we only deliver one mass every week)," he said. "Kaunti lang ang mga Kristiyano rito pero para sa akin hindi mahirap makisalamuha dito at nararamdaman ko na sila'y (Mor
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