St. Thérèse shrine in Pasay seeks minor basilica status

The Shrine of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus in Pasay City is applying for recognition as a minor basilica. Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines announced the plan during a feast day Mass presided over by Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila.

To prepare the application, the shrine, led by rector Msgr. Gilbert Sones, is forming committees, consulting existing minor basilicas, and conducting liturgical formation. Bishop Florencio said the process requires an endorsement from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines before a formal petition is sent to the Vatican.

The site has served as a diocesan shrine for the Military Ordinariate since 2007.