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Pope elevates church in Manila to minor basilica

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Pope Francis has approved the elevation of Sta. Cruz Parish in Manila to a minor basilica. The church announced its new designation on Monday, along with the formal installation of Fr. Marc Bryan Adona as the second shrine rector and its 80th parish priest. The church, also called the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament,

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Pope elevates church in Manila to minor basilica

6 days ago·Manila, Philippines

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Philstar Global

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Vatican elevates Sta. Cruz Church to minor basilica

Pope Francis has declared the Sta. Cruz Parish Church in Manila as a minor basilica.

6 days ago·Manila, Philippines

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2 new minor basilicas for PH: Manila's Sta. Cruz Church and Parañaque's Nat'l Shrine of Mary Help of Christians

Two more Catholic churches in the Philippines have earned the honor of being declared as minor basilica.

6 days ago·Quezon City, Philippines

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GMA Filipino News

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Pope designates Sta. Cruz Church in Manila as minor basilica

Pope Francis has elevated the Sta. Cruz Church, or Archdiocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament, into a minor basilica, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila confirmed on Wednesday.

6 days ago·Quezon City, Philippines

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Nat’l Shrine of Mary Help of Christians gets minor basilica status, first in Parañaque diocese

A May 24, 2022 file photo of the century-old image of Mary, Help of Christians outside outside her national shrine in Parañaque City. MICHAEL DALOGDOG/CBCP NEWS By CBCP News March 27, 2025 Manila, Philippines Pope Francis has elevated the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Para…

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