Since its earliest hush harbor existence on American soil, the Black Church has been more than a sanctuary for the soul — it ...

Millions of Filipino Catholics join the ‘Black Nazarene’ procession, embodying their deep devotion and unwavering faith in ‘Jesus Nazareno.’ (photo: Courtesy of Jahbee Cruz) ...

Filipino Catholic devotees surround the carriage carrying the statue of the Black Nazarene as its annual procession begins on its feast day in Manila, Philippines, Jan 9, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez ...

In 2007, they worked on the film “Tirador,” about Filipinos living in poverty. It was set during the Holy Week and the 2007 elections in Quiapo, where the Black Nazarene resides.

The procession, called the “traslacion,” or translation, commemorates the transfer of the Black Nazarene from a church inside the old Spanish colonial capital of Intramuros, in present-day ...

MANILA (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines on Thursday of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in one of the world's grandest ...

By Jay Ereno MANILA (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines on Thursday of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in one of the world's ...

Reuters Filipino Catholic devotees jostle to touch the carriage carrying the statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual procession on its feast day in Manila, Philippines, January 9, 2025.

The Black Nazarene procession in the Philippines, one of the largest religious devotions in the world, returned this year to its traditional size, attracting millions.