As the pope himself noted, there is always the danger of reducing popular piety to external rituals and superstition ...

The Feast of Black Nazarene is a yearly celebration held every 9th of January. Devotees flock yearly to celebrate the occasion as a sign of their thanksgiving for all the blessings they received.

Kiray Celis has taken to Instagram to share a truly heartfelt message for Stephan. She started her post by saying that for as ...

THIS year's "Traslacion," or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross ...

The nation witnessed recently two distinct religious gatherings held four days apart: the 'Traslacion,' or Feast of the Black ...

This is the heroic moment a stray dog was rescued amid a crowd of devotees during the Nazarene festival in the Philippines.

Show more Show less The black statue of Jesus of Nazarene leaves a park following a mass during an annual religious procession in Manila on Thursday Devotees carry the religious icon during a ...

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance to ...