The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia. The image was previously called the Black Nazarene, but church officials appealed for a change ...

While excesses do occur, they seem to be the exception rather than the rule. When the Pandacan devotees placed a replica of the Poong Jesus Nazareno on their street, gang wars ceased, and many joined ...

MANILA, Philippines — More than eight million devotees participated in the 2025 Feast of Jesus Nazareno, with about four million of them joining the procession on Thursday, Quiapo Church ...

Jiggy Manicad was then given a blessed and prayed-over handkerchief by the hand of the "Poong Jesus Nazareno." He gave the same handkerchief to the cancer patient on his travel back to the USA.

The Traslacion, which started at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta and wound its way through the streets of Manila towards the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo lasted ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Feast of Jesus Nazareno is a big opportunity for many business owners in Quiapo to make ends meet due to millions of devotees attending the event. However, these small ...

Simula po nun, sabi ko talaga, di ako pinapabayaan ni Poong Nazareno,” he said. (I thank the Jesus Nazareno because I only sustained bruises while my motorcycle was in total wreck. Ever since ...

and the Lingkod Kababaihan ng Poong Jesus Nazareno-Bukluran, ensures maintaining order during the flow of devotees wishing to touch and wipe the sacred image. “We ensure the flow is smooth and the ...

Every year on January 9 Catholic devotees join the Traslacion, the traditional grand procession of the image of Jesus Nazareno from Quirino Grandstand to the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The procession of Jesus Nazareno image started slow from the Quirino Grandstand early Thursday morning. At 4:41 a.m., the andas or carriage of the life-sized wooden ebony ...