“The Black Nazarene is a manifestation that we will never face the ... that the orderly behavior of the devotees could be a sign of maturity. “This is our prayer that every year there will be a change ...

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

AS the new year begins, we often find ourselves reflecting on the past and planning for the future. For many Filipinos, Jan. 9 also marks the Feast of the Black Nazarene—a time of devotion, prayer and ...

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic worshippers are marching in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a ...

Vice President Sara Duterte highlighted the Feast of the Black Nazarene as a powerful reminder of Filipino faith and ...

Traslacion 2025, or the procession of the image of the Black Nazarene, will maintain the route from the previous year. Feast organizers said 12 prayers stations were set up along the procession route.

The Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, which annually attracts one of the world’s largest crowds for a religious devotion, attracted hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic ...

and I came to pray for good health for my family and a decent job,” Jessa, a devotee who waited for hours to touch the statue, told EFE. The procession began at dawn, moving the Black Nazarene ...

The Archdiocese of Manila has requested the Vatican to designate January 9 as National Feast of the Black Nazarene, a Quiapo Church official said ...

The image was previously called the Black Nazarene, but church officials appealed ... draws massive numbers of largely poor Catholics who pray for the sick and a better life.