Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle yesterday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious ...

Hand washing, sanitizing and wearing face masks should be observed during ... “The feast of the Black Nazarene is a symbol of deep faith of each Filipino. May the celebration this year be ...

Symbol of deep faith' In her message, Vice Resident SaraDuterte said that the Black Nazarene was a "manifestation that we will never face the challenges that come our way alone — because God is ...

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic worshippers are marching in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.

This year’s Traslacion, the grand procession of the image of the Black Nazarene, will ply the same ... if it’s not that much of a hindrance – use of face masks. That’s what we are still ...

The image was previously called the Black Nazarene, but church officials appealed ... who was wearing a maroon T-shirt printed with the face of Jesus Nazareno. “It is ours, not theirs.” ...

The resignation of the college's president comes as the college deals with a reduction in merit scholarship aid and concerns ...

AS members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) held their “National Rally for Peace” on Monday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded political hopefuls to avoid being “epalitikos,” or politicians ...

Filipino Catholics jostle to touch the carriage carrying the statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual procession on ... statue and they see their color -- sunburned. They gaze at its face, ...

“And so Filipinos held their hopes for a better life through the image of the Black Nazarene. It was like an inspiration and ... and they see their color — sunburned. They gaze at its face, bloodied, ...