By Jay Ereno MANILA (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines on ...

January 9 marked the closing procession of the Black Nazarene festivities. For three days, Filipino Catholics venerate a ...

Contrary to popular belief, the original statue likely did not catch fire during its journey from Mexico to Manila.

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle Thursday, straining to reach ...

Feast of the Black Nazarene on Thursday, January 9, left piles of trash scattered around the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, ...

A devotee shows a miniature statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila, the ...

Kapamilya artists Coco Martin, McCoy de Leon and Angeline Quinto joined the rest of the Catholics in celebrating the Feast of ...

For the first time, the feast day, among the most important religious events in the Philippines, was a national holiday. In ...

President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. joined millions of Catholic Filipinos in observing the Feast of the Black Nazarene ...

However, Monsignor Sabino Vengco Jr. of the Loyola School of Theology said that the color comes from the wood used to create the image, which is called mesquite. The image of was called Black Nazarene ...

Hundreds of thousands joined the annual Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, a significant Catholic event. The life-sized statue of Jesus Christ drew massive crowds as devotees believed ...

It’s all systems go for the procession of the Black Nazarene in Davao City on Thursday, January 9, 2025. The replica of the ...