Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of ... and gold and swarmed the “Black Nazarene,” a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down ...

known locally as “Traslacion,” sees devotees carry across Manila a replica of a famous life-size statue of Jesus carrying a black wooden cross. The Philippines and East Timor are the only ...

The Feast of Jesus Nazareno, or the Black Nazarene, commemorates the transfer ... to be miraculous and was originally brought to the Philippines by Augustinian missionaries from Mexico in 1606.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.

The annual procession for the Feast of the Black Nazarene or ‘Traslacion’ ended after more than 20 hours and 54 minutes early Friday morning with over 8 ...

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.

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday that it would deploy units to assist the Philippine National Police in securing the Feast of ...

MANILA (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines ... and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down ...

Philippines' Black Nazarene Procession Draws Hundreds ... in the Philippines on Thursday of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in one of the world's grandest displays of Catholic devotion ...