Manila (SE): The Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelisation elevated the National Shrine and Parish of St. Padre Pio in Batangas, the Philippines, to international shrine status, according to a decree issued on May 25, on the birth anniversary of St. Padre Pio, CBCP News reported The parish, in the town of Sto. Tomas, made the announcementCatholic News of the Week Asia
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