Philippines: Fire Engulfs Centuries Old Church

400-year-old image of the Child Jesus among many treasures lost in Manila’s Sto. Nino de Pandacan Church blaze.

By Joseph Peter Calleja

Fire destroyed Manila’s Sto. Nino de Pandacan Church on July 10 which also saw its 400-year-old statue of the Child Jesus and hundreds of antique religious pieces reduced to...