The Black Nazarene, a 400-year-old ... Indeed, many pilgrims who attended the procession came from poor backgrounds, delinquent or criminal backgrounds, or suffered with an illness — all ...

Thirty-six-year-old Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr. had always been an active member of his community. Working in the human services field in the Lynn area, he assisted with early and middle high school ...

Hillside Church helped refugees grow vegetables. Now it’s growing a whole community around food and preparing immigrants for ...

With its wide boulevards and tree-lined neighborhoods, Homs bustled with business, an oil refinery, and agricultural production. Sunni and Alawite Muslims, Orthodox and Catholic Christians—diverse ...

The beautiful black cherry winding stairway, original fireplaces, and ornate plaster, hinted of its past grandeur when it was a much loved family home. “I also became aware that the house faced an ...

THIS year's "Traslacion," or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward Calvary for his crucifixion — again reminded us of the serious ...

The Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, which annually attracts one of the world’s largest crowds for a religious devotion, attracted hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic ...

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 ...

THE design of the carriage, or andas, that carries the revered Black Nazarene during the annual Traslacion has undergone significant modifications in preparation for the 2025 traditional religious ...

The local government of Cagayan de Oro and other agencies concerned have convened to finalize preparations for the Feast of the Black Nazarene in the city on January 9, 2024. The meeting was conducted ...