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

"Truly, the carrying of the Black Nazarene and His own cross reminds us of the great sacrifice our Lord and Savior went through in His life. Moreover, it also speaks of the immense power and ...

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 ...

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 ...

In one area of the procession route, devotees clashed with police officers after ignoring warnings not to cross a bridge to ... she owed her life to the Black Nazarene and was continuing to ...

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.

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

The traslacion commemorates the historic transfer of the Black Nazarene image from its old ... Marcos said that the image of Christ with his cross should remind people of the sacrifice that ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will deploy 500 volunteers and staff for the Traslacion, the procession of the image of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila on Thursday ...

Talan has been a devotee of the Black Nazarene for 10 years now ... The Department of Health, Unilab, Inc., Red Cross Philippines, various partner agencies, and the City Government of Manila ...

The miraculous statue of Jesus Christ carrying a cross enshrined in the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila has become a symbol of struggle and faith for many ...

The Black Nazarene arrived at Plaza Miranda around ... sanctity as holding it is closer to imitating the image bearing the Cross. Devotees use physical force to aggressively touch the image ...