Workers brush gold on the images of saints along St. John the Baptist Parish in Taytay, Rizal on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Pope Francis elevated the parish to the status of minor basilica. The 16th-century church, which is under the Diocese of Antipolo, is the first in the province to become a minor basilica. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
Workers brush gold on the images of saints along St. John the Baptist Parish in Taytay, Rizal on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Pope Francis elevated the parish to the status of minor basilica. The 16th-century church, which is under the Diocese of Antipolo, is the first in the province to become a minor basilica. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
Workers brush gold on the images of saints along St. John the Baptist Parish in Taytay, Rizal on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Pope Francis elevated the parish to the status of minor basilica. The 16th-century church, which is under the Diocese of Antipolo, is the first in the province to become a minor basilica. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
Workers brush gold on the images of saints along St. John the Baptist Parish in Taytay, Rizal on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Pope Francis elevated the parish to the status of minor basilica. The 16th-century church, which is under the Diocese of Antipolo, is the first in the province to become a minor basilica. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
Workers brush gold on the images of saints along St. John the Baptist Parish in Taytay, Rizal on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Pope Francis elevated the parish to the status of minor basilica. The 16th-century church, which is under the Diocese of Antipolo, is the first in the province to become a minor basilica. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE