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 ...

As the pope himself noted, there is always the danger of reducing popular piety to external rituals and superstition ...

Barefoot men and women clad in maroon shirts -- the color of the robe that covers the black, wooden Jesus of Nazarene statue -- scrambled to grab the rope used to draw the life-sized religious ...

The Black Nazarene is one of the most religious icons in the Philippines which draw millions of barefoot men and women in search of miracles every year. Pilgrims are seen walking on their knees in ...

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 PNP expects that this year’s Black Nazarene feast will draw approximately 6.5 million participants. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has coordinated with the Pasig River Ferry ...

this festival honors the Black Nazarene, or Hesus Nazareno, a full-sized statue of a dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross. The event is known for its massive procession, where the ...

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

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 ...