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

A feature of traslacion is the “Dungaw” or “La Mirata” ritual, which is the historic practice of the San Sebastian and Quiapo ...

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

BECAUSE I studied the Traslacion for a graduate dissertation, I have given many interviews and op-eds already on the devotion ...

Held every January 9, since 1787, devotees accompany the image of the Black Nazarene back to Quiapo Church. This year, anestimated 8.2 million devotees joined what has been described as the ...

MANILA, Philippines — A two-hour Walk of Thanksgiving kicked off the 10-day activities set by the Quiapo Church for the Feast of the Black Nazarene, which will culminate in the annual traslacion ...

Catholic devotees on Thursday gathered at the Quiapo Church in Manila, for the Replica and Estandarte Blessing of the Black Nazarene. According to Isa Umali's report on Super Radyo dzBB, the blessing ...

Though the ship carrying it caught fire, the charred statue survived and was named the “Black Nazarene.” Now enshrined at Quiapo Church, it remains a powerful symbol of miracles and answered ...

The Traslacion is a re-enactment of the “solemn transfer” from Intramuros to Quiapo Church of the Black Nazarene’s replica, which was brought to the Philippines in 1606. The image is garbed ...

Joined by her cousin, the 50-year-old Talan went to Quiapo Church after seeing the glimpse of the Black Nazarene’s image at the Quirino Grandstand on Wednesday night. Talan has been a devotee of ...

A WEEK before the feast of Jesus Nazareno, the Quiapo Church is holding the blessing of the replicas of the iconic image of ...