If you are thinking of a more meaningful Holy Week — that is, away from the parties and the ruckus — you might want to consider Batangas as a place to achieve this.

The heart relic of St. Pio will be on display Oct. 14-16 at the Davao Cathedral; Oct. 17, Lipa Cathedral; Oct. 18-26, National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio, Sto. Tomas, Batangas, with a Concelebrated ...

The petition to give the National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio in Sto. Tomas City, Batangas international shrine status has received support from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP ...

Devotees of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina will have a chance to view and venerate his incorrupt heart relic from Oct. 5 to 26, ... rector of the National Shrine of St. Padre Pio in Sto. Tomas, ...

An unprecedented crowd in the history of the Filipino Church. During the three weeks of pilgrimage, the relic crossed the country, stopping at Santo Tomas and in the cities of Manila, Cebu, Davao and ...

In Lipa City and Sto. Tomas, for example, a number of tourist attractions stand out owing to their historic architecture, ... National Shrine of St. Padre Pio. Sto. Tomas.