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

Coco Martin’s devotion traces back more than a decade ago at a time when he was earnestly praying for a job, any job, to the Catholic icon.

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

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

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” ...

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) ...

The Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, which annually attracts one of the world’s largest crowds for a religious devotion, attracted hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic ...

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 ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized ... believers to help deepen their devotion. "I have not seen anyone from among ...