Philippines, Black Nazarene

Black Nazarene draws massive crowds to traditional Philippine procession
"The only one who is reliable and the only one who gives us hope without fail is our beloved Lord Jesus the Nazarene," said Cardinal Advincula.
Massive crowd joins largest religious procession in Philippines
A massive crowd of over 7.4 million mostly barefoot devotees on Thursday joined the largest religious procession in the predominantly Catholic Philippines in honour of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ.
Black Nazarene procession attracts millions in the Philippines
Taking place each year in January, the procession sees devotees carry across Manila a replica of a famous life-size statue of Jesus carrying a black wooden cross.
Half a million Catholics join annual Black Nazarene procession in Philippines
More than half a million Catholic devotees participated on Thursday in the centuries-old Black Nazarene procession in Manila, seeking blessings and miracles while navigating massive crowds that left nearly 470 injured.
Philippines’ Black Nazarene procession draws hundreds of thousands of devotees
Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ on Thursday in one of the world’s grandest displays of Catholic devotion and expressions of faith.
Feast of the Black Nazarene festival continues through the night in the Philippines
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 carriage holding the black Jesus statue set off from the Quirino Grandstand in the capital Manila on January 9.
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Black Nazarene procession rolls as crowds swarm Manila's streets
Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle Thursday, straining to reach ...
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22,000 Black Nazarene devotees join pahalik
Over 22,000 devotees joined the pahalik or kissing of the Black Nazarene’s image at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila ...
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Black Nazarene, Card. Advincula: follow Christ, not worldly spirit
For the first time, the feast day, among the most important religious events in the Philippines, was a national holiday. In ...
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EcoWaste to Nazarene devotees: Let’s keep our environment clean
Environmental group EcoWaste Coalition urged the public to keep the Feast of the Black Nazarene clean, anticipating waste ...
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Devotion in action: A lifelong journey of faith, service
For many believers of Jesus Nazareno, their devotion is more than a ritual - it is a lifelong journey interwoven by faith, ...
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Crowds throng as Jesus statue parades through Philippine capital
Scores of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle Thursday, straining to reach a ...
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Tight security up for Nazarene feast in Cagayan de Oro
Authorities here have set up elaborate security preparations to ensure the safety of up to 20,000 devotees expected to join ...
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Cagayan de Oro 'Traslacion' draws 13K
An estimated 13,000 devotees attended the annual Black Nazarene procession, known as "Traslacion," here Thursday, according ...