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 Traslacion of the Black Nazarene is oftentimes linked with “popular piety” or “people’s spirituality.” Held every 9th of ...

Catholic devotees hold on to a rope pulling the Black Nazarene statue during a procession to mark its feast day in Manila, Philippines, 09 January 2025. EFE-EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG “This is my ...

For Congressman Sam Verzosa, the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene is more than a religious tradition—it mirrors his own ...

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest ...

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 ...

Police will allow devotees to handle the ropes and the carriage of the Black Nazarene. “We are asking the devotees not to climb the carriage to avoid injuries,” Fajardo said. Control points ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized ... for a chance to pull the thick rope towing the carriage across the Philippine ...