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

"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 ...

The Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, which annually attracts one of the world’s largest crowds for a religious devotion, attracted hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic ...

THIS year's 'Traslacion,' or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross ...

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

Coco Martin’s devotion traces back more than a decade ago at a time when he was earnestly praying for a job, any job, to the Catholic icon.

Cardinal David, who studied at the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem, is considered one of the leading ...

Millions of devotees of the Black Nazarene, also known as Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, are expected to join in the Traslacion, a procession marking the annual religious celebration.

MANILA, Philippines — Millions of devotees are once again expected to flock to Manila next Thursday, Jan. 9, for the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Nazareno 2025 is themed “Mas mabuti ang ...

MANILA, Philippines — Environmental group EcoWaste Coalition urged the public to keep the Feast of the Black Nazarene clean, anticipating waste from the millions of devotees expected to flock to ...