The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia. The image was previously called the Black Nazarene, but church officials appealed for a change, saying ...
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 ...
Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle yesterday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious ...
Filipino Catholic devotees jostle one another to touch the Black Nazarene during its annual ... reported at the time. The image of Jesus used in the procession is believed to have been brought ...
As the pope rightly points out, popular piety's "active evangelizing power" must not be underestimated. Many Filipino ...
BECAUSE I studied the Traslacion for a graduate dissertation, I have given many interviews and op-eds already on the devotion ...
THIS Thursday, January 9, we will once again witness the unwavering faith and dedication of millions of devotees participating in the Feast of the Black Nazaren ...
Millions of devotees of the Black Nazarene, also known as Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, are expected to join in the Traslacion, a procession marking the annual religious celebration.