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 Feast of Jesus Nazareno is a grand spectacle of devotion in the predominantly Catholic country, and is held yearly to commemorate the transfer of the statue to the Quiapo Church in Manila.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...