Catholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTECatholic devotees attend the solemn declaration of the St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal as a Minor Basilica on July 9, 2024. Pope Francis declared the Church a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE