Why you should swap Lisbon and Porto for this picture-perfect Portuguese city - On a trip to Portugal’s lesser-visited ‘third city’ Matt Dennis finds Baroque architecture, cobbled streets and a budget ...

The Vatican has approved the elevation of a Marikina City church to the status of a minor basilica, making it the country’s first to receive the designation under the new Pope. Granted at the ...

Western New York has another basilica. St. Mary of the Angels Church in Olean met the criteria to be designated a basilica by Pope Francis, the Diocese of Buffalo announced Friday morning.

has been named an affiliate church of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major located in Rome, Italy. "As an affiliate church, the Oslob Parish will participate in the spiritual life of the basilica, ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has declared the Sta. Cruz Parish Church in Manila as a minor basilica. According to the CBCPNews, the Sta. Cruz parish is now one of the 25 churches in the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Lisbon is an Atlantic city but, thanks to a sparkling climate, orange trees and penchant for pastel paint and strong coffee, feels ...

The congregants of St. Edward in Palm Beach packed the church on March 1 to celebrate its recent designation as a minor basilica. Bishop Gerald Barbarito of the Diocese of Palm Beach led the Mass ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has designated the St. Gregory the Great Parish in Majayjay town in Laguna as a minor basilica ... commonly known as Majayjay Church, is the first in the ...

The centuries-old St. Gregory the Great Parish Church in Majayjay, Laguna has been designated by Pope Francis as a minor basilica, according to Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) ...