Rev. Fr. Patrice Chockolski, cure of Ars in France, WACOM secretary-general, made the announcement during the presentation and media briefing on details of the congress here.
Bishop Ruperto Santos of the Diocese of Balanga & WACOM Asia Episcopal director, welcomed the French priest accompanied by Fr. Rosauro Guila, rector of Diocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy and Fr. Prospero Tenorio, rector of National Shrine of Divine Mercy.
Fr. Jhoen Buenaventura, media committee head for the diocese of Balanga, said the Philippines will play host in WACOM 4 from January 16 to 20, 2017.
Religious advocates, priests and members of the laity around the world will come to Balanga City on the fourth and final venue on January 20 of the international event after the Manila Cathedral and University of Sto. Tomas in Manila, Batangas and Bulacan.
Buenaventura said the gathering all over the world of Divine Mercy devotees and promoters is conducted every three years.
The first WACOm was held in the Vatican in Rome in April 2008, followed by Poland in 2011 and Columbia in 2014 where the affairs of the poor and the oppressed were given attention, Chockolski said.
Bishop Santos said that the Lord Jesus is Divine Mercy. “WACOM is a movement to show that God’s mercy does not stop. It is for all irrespective of color, race and has no boundaries,” the Bataan prelate said.
