THIS year's 'Traslacion,' or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross ...
As the pope himself noted, there is always the danger of reducing popular piety to external rituals and superstition ...
This is the heroic moment a stray dog was rescued amid a crowd of devotees during the Nazarene festival in the Philippines.
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 ...
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 ...
MANILA, Philippines — Four days before the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has put in place heightened security measures to ensure the safety ...
MANILA, Philippines — Over 22,000 devotees joined the pahalik or kissing of the Black Nazarene’s image at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila yesterday. As of 8 a.m. yesterday, 22,327 people had ...
The Archdiocese of Manila has requested the Vatican to designate January 9 as National Feast of the Black Nazarene, a Quiapo Church official said ...