Organizers predict up to 400 million pilgrims will visit the Kumbh Mela, a millennia-old sacred show of Hindu piety and ...

Held annually on January 9 in the Quiapo district of Manila, this festival honors the Black Nazarene, or Hesus Nazareno, a full-sized statue of a dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross ...

Sescon expressed happiness that Filipinos around the country will be able to have their own local celebrations, but noted that many still consider visiting Quiapo Church and the original Nazareno ...

Devotees hold candles at the Feast of Jesus Nazareno festival in the Philippines Footage shows thousands of Filipino Catholics with electronic LED candle lights gathered at the Quirino Grandstand ...

Devotees pull a glass-covered carriage carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno during its annual procession in Manila, Philippines, Thursday. Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe) Devotees pull a ...

The annual celebration of the Feast of Jesus Nazareno, or the Feast of the Black Nazarene, happens on Thursday, January 9, 2025. As in previous years, the event is celebrated over several days, with ...

SOUVENIRS. Sellers of various Nazareno souvenirs prepare their items on Saturday (Jan 4, 2025) near the Quiapo Church in time for the Jan. 9 Feast of Jesus Nazareno. The Philippine National Police has ...

Preparations for the Feast of Jesus Nazareno continue, with the “pahalik,” a key event in the celebration, set to begin Jan. 7 at Quirino Grandstand in Manila’s Rizal Park. Organizers said the ...

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Nazareno 2025 is themed “Mas mabuti ang pagsunod kaysa paghahandog (1 Sam. 15:22) sa mga umaasa kay Jesus.” Novena masses began on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and are set to end on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

MANILA, Philippines — Nazareno 2025 will mark the religious festival’s first celebration since it was declared a “national feast” to be observed in all dioceses across the country ...