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

Further reading: Filipino Black Nazarene devotion, is a cry for liberation From its arrival, the statue was considered miraculous after surviving an unscathed fire on May 31, 1606, that broke out ...

BECAUSE I studied the Traslacion for a graduate dissertation, I have given many interviews and op-eds already on the devotion ...

A youngster performed an epic majorette dance at a street fiesta in the Philippines. Melvin Rio Protacio, 24, followed the tail of the Black Nazarene procession and did a baton twirling routine with a ...

This is the heroic moment a stray dog was rescued amid a crowd of devotees during the Nazarene festival in the Philippines.

The Feast of the Black Nazarene, also known as Quiapo Fiesta, is one of the most significant religious events in the Philippines, attracting millions of devotees. Held annually on January 9 in the ...

A dazzling finale: Fireworks light up the Manila sky, celebrating faith and devotion at the close of the Black Nazarene fiesta. (Photo: Courtesy of Jahbee Cruz) ...

Duterte explained that the Black Nazarene symbolizes God’s unwavering guidance, walking with humanity and carrying the cross for salvation. “Our devotion to the Black Nazarene is a testament to our ...

Coco’s devotion traces back more than a decade ... It was set during the Holy Week and the 2007 elections in Quiapo, where the Black Nazarene resides. In countless interviews, Coco has ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the “Black Nazarene,” a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance ...

MANILA (Reuters) — 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 ...