Cruz Parish Church in Manila as a minor basilica. According to the CBCPNews ... In 1643, the Jesuits enshrined a replica of ...

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. The chapel now ...

As such, minor basilicas have a close connection to the pontiff. They also receive special privileges, such as the authority to display the papal symbols. Minor basilicas also pos ...

Kayla Hui The Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) is an important religious site in Mexico City. Construction for the first shrine built to honor the Virgin ...

Some visitors even said they enjoyed this basilica ... de la Esperanza Macarena – a famous 17th-century statue of a weeping Virgin Mary that holds great importance in the city's Semana Santa ...

Cruz Parish Church in Manila as a minor basilica. According to the CBCPNews ... the Jesuits enshrined a replica of Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza from Spain, which became the church ...