Indeed, stories found only in St. Luke repeatedly suggest that it is outsiders who find Christ, those cast out from the crowd ...

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

The Feast of Black Nazarene is a yearly celebration ... the statue in 1650 and officially established the Brotherhood of Jesus Nazarene. Later, in the late 19th century, Pope Pius VII granted ...

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

With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to ...

The Feast of the Black Nazarene, also known as Quiapo Fiesta ... a full-sized statue of a dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross. The event is known for its massive procession, where ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia.

(Photo: Courtesy of Jahbee Cruz) The Black Nazarene, a wooden statue of Jesus Christ crowned with thorns and bearing his cross, was brought to Manila from Mexico in 1606 by Spanish missionaries.

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 ...

The Feast of Jesus Nazareno, or the Black Nazarene, commemorates the transfer of the life-sized statue to its current home at Quiapo Church in Manila. The centuries-old image carrying a cross is ...