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 ...
Cardinal David, who studied at the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem, is considered one of the leading ...
THIS year's 'Traslacion,' or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross ...
Ed Lapiz, who popularized a more accessible preaching style, is courting controversy by rejecting the God of the Old ...
An estimated eight million devotees turned out for this year’s Jesus Nazarene procession in Manila, one of the largest ...
For Congressman Sam Verzosa, the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene is more than a religious tradition—it mirrors his own ...
The communal ecstasy in the most awesome display of Catholic faith in the Philippines can be quite bewildering as a multitude of devotees jostle and surge in a sea of humanity at the Traslacion, the ...
MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest ...
"I tell him (Black Nazarene) all my problems ... blackened image was due to a fire on the ship that carried it to the Philippines from Mexico in the early 17th century. The procession, called ...
Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries ... of maroon and gold and swarmed the “Black Nazarene,” a life-sized image of Jesus ...
Thousands of worshippers joined a mass as the religious Feast of the Black Nazarene festival continued through the night in the Philippines. Footage shows the devotees twirling white towels as the ...