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 ...

The U.S. group’s co-director launched the online database in the Philippines on Wednesday, urging the country’s bishops to take action against those accused of sex abuse.

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

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 ...

Catholics, other denominations hold a series of protest rallies against President Marcos, Vice President Duterte.

A youngster performed an epic majorette dance at a street fiesta in the Philippines. Melvin Rio Protacio, 24, followed the tail of the Black Nazarene procession and did a baton twirling routine with a ...

THIS year's 'Traslacion,' or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross ...

This is the heroic moment a stray dog was rescued amid a crowd of devotees during the Nazarene festival in the Philippines.

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 ...