Rubia. (The original Nazareno is the Nazareno of the rich, of those who lived in Intramuros, of the Spanish, and at that time the influential society.) The increasing influence of the Jesus Nazareno ...

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle on Thursday, straining to reach a ...

The trend in this year’s artistic landscape in the country appears to be centered on exploration—venturing beyond familiar ...

The Feast of Jesus Nazareno, or the Black Nazarene ... Catholicism was introduced to the Philippines by Spanish missionaries in the 16th century, quickly becoming the country's dominant religion.

Devotees pull a glass-covered carriage carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno during its annual procession in Manila, Philippines, Thursday. Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe) Devotees pull a ...

Sescon is the outgoing rector of the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno—the icon’s ... from a Recollect church inside the old Spanish-era enclave of Intramuros to its current ...

Millions of Filipino Catholics join the march every year to see and touch Jesus Nazareno, believed to be ... was brought to Manila from Mexico in 1606 by Spanish missionaries.

The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic ... the Philippines from Mexico on a galleon in 1606 by Spanish missionaries. The ship that carried it caught ...

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle yesterday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious ...