A feature of traslacion is the “Dungaw” or “La Mirata” ritual, which is the historic practice of the San Sebastian and Quiapo churches, the Black Nazarene meets the image of Nuestra ...

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 ...

Festivals are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion. “Viva Pit Senyor” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno” ...

The image was previously called the Black Nazarene, but church officials appealed ... and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, also known as Quiapo Church, at 1:25 a.m. on Friday.

and the Black Nazarene of Quiapo. People from all over the world do come home to Cebu every third Sunday of January to celebrate the Sinulog which even rivals Christmas in terms of attendance and ...

January 9 commemorates the day in 1787 when the Archbishop of Manila ordered the Black Nazarene to be transferred from its original church to Quiapo Church in the capital, where the statue remains ...

The Feast of the Black Nazarene, also known as Quiapo Fiesta, is one of the most significant religious events in the Philippines, attracting millions of devotees. Held annually on January 9 in the ...

The celebration honors the life-sized, dark wooden statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross, known as the Black Nazarene, housed at Quiapo Church. Congressman Sam Versoza joined millions of Black ...

Annual processions commemorate this transfer. In 1988, the late Cardinal Jaime Sin, then archbishop of Manila, initiated the building of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in the Quiapo church.

which is the transfer of a copy of the Black Nazarene image from Intramuros to Quiapo in Manila. In Cebu, a week ago, Filipino Catholics celebrated the Sinulog (meaning, “water current,”), which ...

THIS year's "Traslacion," or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward Calvary for his crucifixion — again reminded us of the serious ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, popularly known as Quiapo Church, has a new parish priest, the Archdiocese of Manila announced on Wednesday.