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

“I’ve never had a passion toward anything like these people have toward religion. So it’s amazing to see really, it’s an eye-opener.” The Black Nazarene tradition was severely disrupted ...

These people are so devoted ... A Filipino devotee climbs up to hug the tail end of the Black Nazarene’s cross. (Photo: Courtesy of Jahbee Cruz) Millions of Filipino pilgrims swarm the Black ...

so more people are joining every year," Tayuni said. Rowena Bustamante, a 56-year-old seamstress, said she named her daughter after the image. "I tell him (Black Nazarene) all my problems ...

Joseph P. Owens was managing editor of The Express-Times from 1995-2001 and editor from 2001-2012. He is currently editor and general manager of The Dialog and TheDialog.org, the news outlet for the ...

In a span of 21 hours, 9,404 people lined up to touch the exposed ... devotees should not kiss the feet of the Black Nazarene’s image, Nazareno 2025 spokesman Fr. Robert Arellano said.

MANILA, Philippines — Over 22,000 devotees joined the pahalik or kissing of the Black Nazarene’s image at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila yesterday. As of 8 a.m. yesterday, 22,327 people had ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the nation in observing the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Thursday as he called ... "allows us to find harmony in our faith as a people." ...

The procession’s organizers have estimated about 220,000 people attended mass before ... commemorates the transfer of the Black Nazarene from a church inside the old Spanish colonial capital ...

The bishop asked President Trump publicly to “have mercy,” electrifying some liberal churchgoers in an era dominated by ...

Everyone's lives have improved, so more people are joining every year," Tayuni said. Rowena Bustamante, a 56-year-old seamstress, said she named her daughter after the image. "I tell him (Black ...