It was brought to the Philippines in 1606 by Spanish Augustinian missionaries. Further reading: Filipino Black Nazarene devotion, is a cry for liberation From its arrival, the statue was ...

MANILA - Philippine priests accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry in the Catholic-majority country, a US-based abuse tracking group said on Wednesday (Jan 29), urging the country's bishops to ...

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

is one of the most significant religious events in the Philippines, attracting millions of devotees. Held annually on January 9 in the Quiapo district of Manila, this festival honors the Black ...

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9 ... Millions of Filipino pilgrims swarm the Black Nazarene statue, seeking to touch it as it passes by. (Photo: Courtesy of Jahbee Cruz) The Black Nazarene ...

Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines on Thursday ... sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus ...

Thousands of worshippers joined a mass as the religious Feast of the Black Nazarene ... Philippines. Footage shows the devotees twirling white towels as the carriage holding the black Jesus statue ...

MANILA, Philippines — The sea ... that the widely revered statue is now preferably called “Jesus Nazareno” instead of “Black Nazarene.” “This move is meant to further focus the people ...