Hundreds of thousands of Catholic worshippers are marching in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.

A total of 9,404 devotees have visited the Quirino Grandstand in Manila for the first day of the“pahalik,” the religious activity of kissing and touching the image of Jesus Nazarene. According to the ...

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful took part in the annual procession in Manila, Philippines, to venerate a black statue of Jesus, known as the Black Nazarene. View on euronews ...

FROM being limited to the City of Manila, the Feast of the Jesus Nazareno is now officially set to go nationwide. This is ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has already catered to 119 patients who participated in activities related to the Feast of Jesus Nazareno in Manila. In a report, the PRC ...

Devotees climb on a glass-covered carriage carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno during its annual procession on Thursday in Manila, Philippines. The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — Some 1 ...

MANILA, Philippines — 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.

Renato Reyes, a garbage scavenger who has been a Jesus Nazareno devotee for more than three decades, said he prays for a better life for his family, for the Philippines to be free from calamities ...