Tag: Stella Maris

Last November, 17 Filipino seafarers were held hostage when Yemen’s Houthi militants hijacked an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea

There are 40 million men and women working in fisheries worldwide are operating in a highly dangerous and mostly unregulated profession

The bishop said that the chaplains of Stella Maris network will offer Masses for the safe release of the hostages

Filipino seafarers are significantly contributing to the country’s economy by sending home an average of $5 billion every year

The Stella Maris Philippines is tasked to coordinate with the public and private sectors in activities related to the NSD celebration

The industry remains fraught with health and safety hazards that increase seafarers’ risks of accidents, illnesses, and mortality

Bishop Santos said they will continue to pray and offer Masses for the safety, sound health, and peaceful voyage back home of the seafarers

Stella Maris, formerly known as the Apostleship of the Sea, is a global seafarers’ charity work of the Catholic Church

The pontiff noted that maritime workers "continue to suffer from a variety of unjust working conditions and other deprivations”

"We can do more for the seafarers in terms of their spiritual and sacramental formation,” said Bishop Ruperto Santos