Santo Domingo Este.- The president Luis Abinader held a lunch this Friday with members of the Conference of the Dominican Episcopate (CED), in a meeting aimed at continuing to promote joint actions in favor of the social well-being of the country.
The The activity took place at the María de la Altagracia Archdiocesan House, where the president was received by the bishop of the new Stella Maris Diocesemonsignor Manuel Ruizand by the rector of the House, father Israel Craviotto.
The head of state was received with an emotional and warm welcome by a choir of sisters from the community, upon arrival, the religious They sang a special chorus welcoming the president.
When pronouncing some short words, the president Luis Abinader thanked the welcome offered by the sisters, highlighting the iimportance of your prayers to continue working on favor of the Dominican people. He also expressed his gratitude for the gesture received.
“There cannot be a better welcome, thank you very much, may God bless you. And I do want to ask you to keep me in your prayers, each one of you, with God, me and the entire family, to be able to work for the dominican townwhich is what we do every minute, every day, every hour, if we have those prayers, it helps us much more,” said the president.
The lunch was attended by the Apostolic Nuncio in Santo Domingo, Monsignor Piergiorgio Bertoldi the archbishop of Santiago, Monsignor Héctor Rafael Rodríguez; he Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Monsignor Tomás Morel Diplán; as well as the bishops of La Altagracia, Monsignor Jesús Castro Marte; of Puerto Plata, Monsignor Julio César Corniel Amaro; from BarahonaMonsignor Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas; of San Pedro de Macorís, monsignor Santiago Rodríguez Rodríguez; of San Juan de la Maguanamonsignor Tomás Alejo Concepción; and of San Francisco de Macorís, monsignor Ramón Alfredo De la Cruz Baldera.
Monsignor Faustino Burgos Brisman, Monsignor José Amable Durán Tineo, Monsignor Amauris Rosario, Monsignor Benito Ángeles, Monsignor José Dolores Grullón and Father José Joaquín Domínguez Ureña also participated.
