The Vatican elevated the Antipolo Cathedral to the status of an international shrine on January 26, 2024, making it the first of its kind in the nation and Southeast Asia after more than 400 years as a Catholic church.
The Antipolo Cathedral on Friday, January 28, will be declared an international shrine, a sacred place, which will be attended by more than 80 bishops from across the country, according to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Philippines.
