When Fr. Ramon Jade Licuanan begins work at Quiapo Church this February, he’ll bring with him some expertise in fostering the ...

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

BECAUSE I studied the Traslacion for a graduate dissertation, I have given many interviews and op-eds already on the devotion of Filipinos to Jesus Nazareno. But I believe one of the most ...

DEVOTEES jostled against each other to be able to touch the “andas” if not the end of the cross of Jesus Nazareno, despite pleas from Quiapo Church officials against climbing the carriage.

famously known as Quiapo Church, in Manila. When the image of Jesus reached the San Sebastian Church midway 15 hours later, devotees witnessed the traditional Dungaw, the solemn encounter of the ...

Some devotees threw white towels at the image as ... the old Spanish capital of Intramuros to its present location in Quiapo church. Cardinal Jose Advincula, Manila's archbishop, told devotees ...

to its current location in Quiapo church. Cardinal Jose Advincula, Manila’s archbishop, told devotees on Thursday to turn away from evil, greed and vices and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.

We are just hoping that this would be the situation until it (andas) reaches Quiapo Church,” he added. The Church official believed that the orderly behavior of the devotees could be a sign of ...

(Photo: SAYU/PIA-10) Jenny Estoque, a devotee from Barangay Indahag in this city, said she has been participating in the Traslación for a long time. When she lived in Manila, her family used to attend ...

The procession to Quiapo Church, which started before dawn after an open-air Mass, was expected to swell to more than 2 million participants, church officials said.

Devotees who took part in the Feast of the Black Nazarene’s main event, popularly called the “Traslacion,” were notably less rowdy compared to previous ...