MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia.

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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries ... commemorates the transfer of the Black Nazarene from a church inside the old Spanish ...

Grout was an award-winning photojournalist, fine art photographer, and author who worked since 1966 in the Americas, Asia and ...

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 ...

Festivals are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion. “Viva Pit Senyor” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno” ...

Rome’s imprimatur came after the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines and Quiapo Church ... also includes images of the cross-bearing Christ, which may not be black,” the decree ...

The procession to the Philippine capital's Quiapo ... from across the heavily Catholic country, church officials said.

(OSV News) — The streets of the Philippine capital of Manila were packed Jan. 9 with throngs of faithful devotees jostling for a brush with the encased icon of the Black Nazarene ... After the Mass ...

The procession to the Philippine capital's Quiapo ... from across the heavily Catholic country, church officials said. Barefoot men and women in maroon shirts -- the colour of the robe that covers the ...

The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith — such as the importance of the separation of church and state ... a coalition for Black and white Baptists.

More than a dozen stitches, a black eye and a large bandage on the ... In the decades since he left the White House, Carter used his own hammer and tool belt to help build, renovate or repair ...