As we celebrate the 456th anniversary of the finding of the image of Sto. Niño or also known as Kaplag, the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu has started its celebration with the first day novena mass yesterday, April 19.
As we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines, the (PHLPOST) released a commemorative stamp of the 500 Years of the Arrival of the Santo Niño at the Basilica.
Rev. Msgr. Jan Thomas Limchua, a young Cebuano prelate who lives now in the Papal Household, at the Vatican City, Rome, Italy, presented the Holy Father, Pope Francis a Cebu-crafted image of Sto. Niño de Cebu
The Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu Church and the image of Sto. Niño are to be declared as national cultural treasures by the National Museum on April 14, 2021.