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

The statue was finally brought inside the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, also known as Quiapo Church, at 1:25 a.m. on Friday. Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, director of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The traditional “Pahalik” that has been part of the annual Feast of Jesus Nazareno started ahead of schedule this year as devotees began massing and lining up at the ...

Philippines — The procession of Jesus Nazareno image started slow from the Quirino Grandstand early Thursday morning. At 4:41 a.m., the andas or carriage of the life-sized wooden ebony statue of ...

PHOTOS: Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue Gaspar Espinocilla, a 56-year-old Manila city employee and a devotee of Jesus Nazareno for the ...

The miraculous statue of Jesus Christ carrying a cross enshrined in the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila has become a symbol of struggle and faith for many ...

This is the chaotic moment Catholics clamoured to touch a black Jesus statue at an annual festival in the Philippines. Footage shows the sea of devotees dressed in maroon and gold jockeying to climb ...

The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic ... were on standby for people who would fall ill. The statue of Jesus carrying the cross was brought to the ...