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The La Purísima Concepción Parish in Sta. Maria Bulacan has formally been declared a minor basilica in solemn rites held recently.
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Philippine bishop inaugurates shrine to Korean saint
Devotion shown to St. Andrew Kim Taegon in Bulacan parish necessitated its elevation to shrine status
Bishop Dennis Villarojo of Malolos celebrates Mass in Bocaue, Bulacan, during the inauguration of the St. Andrew Kim Shrine. (Photo courtesy of Malolos Diocese)
A parish in Bulacan province north of Manila is expecting to draw churchgoers from across the country after being elevated as the first and only shrine in the Philippines dedicated to a Korean saint.
Bishop Dennis Villarojo of Malolos declared St. Andrew Kim Taegon Parish Church in the town of Bocaue a shrine on Jan. 31 because of the devotion many churchgoers were showing toward the Korean saint.