Extractions: THE MANILA visit of the former president of the Pontifical Commission for the Patrimony of the Church should reaffirm the Catholic Church's dedication to preserve its cultural heritage worldwide which is often threatened by modernity and development and sometimes by well-meaning but ignorant clergy and laity. Cardinal Francesco Marchisano, in audiences with the Archdiocese of Manila, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), University of Santo Tomas (UST), and Archdiocese of Tuguegarao, where he performed the canonical coronation of the well-revered ancient image of Our Lady of Piat, emphasized the need to save, preserve and conserve the cultural legacy of the Church.