A youngster performed an epic majorette dance at a street fiesta in the Philippines. Melvin Rio Protacio, 24, followed the tail of the Black Nazarene procession and did a baton twirling routine with a ...

ALONE among national congregations in the Catholic Church, the Filipino faithful are allowed two celebrations related to ...

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 ...

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

"Makasaysayan ang ating piyesta sa taong ito sapagkat sa unang pagkakataon, ito ay hindi na lang piyesta ng Quiapo o ng Maynila ... Church and the original Nazareno image irreplaceable.

He chose to take his bicycle to hear the Nazarene Feast Holy Mass this year, saying, “Iniisip ko nga minsan mag-motor o mag-kotse ... t say na deboto ako ng Nazareno. Pero as a Catholic ...

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 ...

(PNA photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA – 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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Nazareno 2025 will mark the religious festival ... ito ay hindi na lang piyesta ng Quiapo o ng Maynila, kundi ng buong Pilipinas sa Simbahan. We call it a liturgical ...