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

Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ on Thursday in one of the world’s grandest displays of Catholic ...

The procession, locally known as Translacion, sees devotees carry across Manila a 400-year-old, life-size statue of Jesus ...

Filipino Catholic devotees jostle one another to touch the Black Nazarene during its annual procession on Jan. 9, 2025, in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Rappler ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the “Black Nazarene,” a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance to ...