The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Paul of the Cross in Marikina City has been officially elevated to the status of a minor basilica, marking a historic first under the papacy of Pope Leo XIV. CBCP News, in a post on May 20, announced that the Vatican 's Dicastery for Divine Worship and the...
National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians Parish (Facebook) Pope Francis has elevated the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Parañaque City to the status of a minor basilica, which makes it the first minor basilica in the 22-year-old Diocese of Parañaque. The Catholic Bishops'...
MANAOAG, Pangasinan – A fire destroyed eight stalls selling religious articles at Gate 2 of the Minor Basilica of the Our Lady of Manaoag here on Thursday night, February 15. SMOKE rises from burning stalls at the Minor Basilica of the Our Lady of Manaoag in Manaoag, Pangasinan on...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that Pope Francis has bestowed the title of minor basilica on St. John the Baptist Parish Church in Rizal province. Photo from Saint John the Baptist Parish Church The diocese announced the Vatican decision on...
The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Manila Cathedral) in Intramuros, Manila will offer holy masses on Sunday, Jan. 15, in celebration of the feast of the Santo Niño. Santo Niño (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The faithful are enjoined to attend the masses which will be celebrated at 8...
Senator Manuel “Lito” M. Lapid on Monday, January 9 renewed his push for a bill that seeks to declare the Quiapo District—a historic landmark known for its old infrastructures, rich culture and home to the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene—as a national heritage zone. Quiapo Church (FILE...
Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown and Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will lead the requiem mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who passed away on New Year’s Eve at the age of 95. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (Vatican News) The holy mass for the late Pontiff will be held at the...
The Diocese of Pasig was designated its first minor basilica after 19 years of existence. Shrine of St. Anne in Taguig (Facebook) Pope Francis recently granted the elevation of the Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Anne in Taguig City to the status of a minor basilica. Papal Nuncio Archbishop...
Father Rufino Sescon Jr. is the new rector and parish priest of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church in Manila. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN Radio Veritas on Monday, August 22, said Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula appointed Sescon to the post based on...
Wong Chu King Foundation, Inc. formally turned over the newly refurbished altar of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Visitation of Piat on July 22, 2022. (Left photo shows, from left: Alexander D. Wongchuking, Caesar D. Wongchuking, and Archbishop Ricardo L. Baccay, D.D. Right photo shows, from...
Rev. Fr. Andy Ortega Lim, the rector of the Binondo Church, led the recent concelebrated high mass, to mark the 30th year of the Binondo Church as a Minor Basilica. Binondo Church (Facebook) Co celebrating the holy mass with Fr. Lim were Parochial Vicar, Rev. Fr. Joseph Mary Sigfred Arellano, and...
The Diocese of Pasig will now have its first minor basilica. PHOTO CBCP NEWS FB This, after the Vatican approved the request of the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Anne in Taguig City for the title. No less than Pasig Bishop Mylo Vergara announced the good news in a Mass at the said Shrine on Tuesday,...
