Declaration of Mahe St. Teresa Shrine as Basilica on February 24

Varghese Chakkalakkal, Bishop, Calicut Diocese, will declare the St. Teresa Shrine at Mahe as a Basilica on February 24. A release said on Wednesday that there would be three days of festivities. A public event to be held at 5 p.m on February 24 would be opened by N. Rangaswamy, Chief Minister of Puducherry. A.N. Shamseer, Kerala Assembly Speaker, and Ramesh Parambath, Mahe MLA, would be present.