Ethiopia was one of the world’s first bastions of Christianity, and the Orthodox Church, of which Abuna Yemata Guh is a part, is one of the religion’s oldest sects. The region’s arid climate ...

Pope Francis has declared St. John the Baptist Parish Church in Taytay, Rizal, a minor basilica, the 23rd in the country but the first in the diocese and in the province. The Diocese of Antipolo ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis elevated a 16th-century church — St. John the Baptist Parish Church — in Taytay, Rizal, to the status of a minor basilica. According to the Catholic ...