The Role of Shrines in View of the New Evangelization (Third Edition)

Pope Francis’ Theology on Shrines and Pilgrimages Applied in the Philippine Context

Shrines are sacred places found all around the world as sites where God's grace could be experienced by pilgrims who come from different places. Even in the modern age, these places are not only seen as venues for prayer and discernment, but also as centers for evangelization where the Church could truly be felt - a Church where devotion thrives and where mission is held in the shrine's pastoral programs.

Author Kendrick Ivan B. Panganiban here presents his research, which forms a reference to theology on shrines and pilgrimages as well as a pastoral manual on the development of shrine administration. This is inspired by Pope Francis' instruction on developing shrines in the New Evangelization of the Church. It also presents a first-time comprehensive documentation of the many declared shrines in the Philippines.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kendrick Ivan B. Panganiban is a Catholic lay theologian, Church heritage advocate, and heraldry artist from Hagonoy, Bulacan in the Diocese of Malolos. He finished Master of Arts degrees in Systematic Theology and in Pastoral Ministry at Immaculate Conception Major Seminary, Guiguinto, Bulacan. He also finished the Licentiate in Sacred Theology in Church History, Magna cum laude, at the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila.