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 ...

THIS year's 'Traslacion,' or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross ...

The Black Nazarene procession in Manila ... a replica of a famous life-size statue of Jesus carrying a black wooden cross. The Philippines and East Timor are the only countries in Asia that ...

The Philippine Red Cross reported that at least 467 devotees ... Catholic devotees hold on to a rope pulling the Black Nazarene statue during a procession to mark its feast day in Manila ...

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

MANILA, Philippines — Four days before the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo ... such as the Department of Health and Philippine Red Cross is also ongoing to ensure public safety.

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 ...