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

THIS year's "Traslacion," or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward Calvary for his crucifixion — again reminded us of the serious ...

this festival honors the Black Nazarene, or Hesus Nazareno, a full-sized statue of a dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross. The event is known for its massive procession, where the ...

The faithful brought towels, handkerchiefs, or miniature replicas of the Nazarene, each hoping to draw closer to their beloved Poong Nazareno. Cries of “Viva Señor Nazareno!” rang out as the ...

One of the faithful Catholics who attended this year’s Traslacion is Melanie Talan ... Quiapo Church after seeing the glimpse of the Black Nazarene’s image at the Quirino Grandstand on ...

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest ...

The procession, called the "traslacion", or translation, commemorates the transfer of the Black Nazarene from a church inside the old Spanish capital of Intramuros to its present location in ...

The Traslacion, which started at the Quirino ... was marked by numerous incidents as devotees attempted to get closer to the Black Nazarene’s image. Hundreds of devotees were treated by ...

MANILA, Philippines—The traslacion of Jesus Nazareno has always ... “looking at how deeply devoted the people are to the Black Nazarene, we can really say, it is real and the people’s ...