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

The Feast of Black Nazarene is a yearly celebration held every ... Black Nazarene to be transferred from its original church to Quiapo Church in the capital, where the statue remains to this ...

The original crucifix dates back to the late 16th century, and its feast day on January 15 draws thousands of pilgrims to the ...

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

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

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia.

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 ...

commemorates the transfer of the Black Nazarene from a church inside the old Spanish colonial capital of Intramuros, in present-day Manila, to its current location in Quiapo church. Cardinal Jose ...

The Feast of Jesus Nazareno, or the Black Nazarene, commemorates the transfer of the life-sized statue to its current home at Quiapo Church in Manila. The centuries-old image carrying a cross is ...

A devotee shows a miniature statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 9, 2025. Thousands of devotees of the Black Nazarene flocked to ...