Philippines, Black Nazarene

Philippines’ Black Nazarene procession draws hundreds of thousands of devotees
Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ on Thursday in one of the world’s grandest displays of Catholic devotion and expressions of faith.
Black Nazarene procession attracts millions in the Philippines
Taking place each year in January, the procession sees devotees carry across Manila a replica of a famous life-size statue of Jesus carrying a black wooden cross.
Feast of the Black Nazarene festival continues through the night in the Philippines
Thousands of worshippers joined a mass as the religious Feast of the Black Nazarene festival continued through the night in the Philippines. Footage shows the devotees twirling white towels as the carriage holding the black Jesus statue set off from the Quirino Grandstand in the capital Manila on January 9.
What is the Black Nazarene feast that draws millions of devotees in the Philippines?
January 9 marks the closing procession of the Black Nazarene festivities. For three days, Filipino Catholics venerate a statue of Christ brought from Mexico in the 16th century, regarded as miraculous.
Half a million Catholics join annual Black Nazarene procession in Philippines
More than half a million Catholic devotees participated on Thursday in the centuries-old Black Nazarene procession in Manila, seeking blessings and miracles while navigating massive crowds that left nearly 470 injured.
A Sea of Devotion: The Grand Black Nazarene Procession
Hundreds of thousands joined the annual Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, a significant Catholic event. The life-sized statue of Jesus Christ drew massive crowds as devotees believed in its healing powers.
Nazarene parade draws thousands
Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious fervour.
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Catholics clamour to touch black Jesus statue at Nazarene festival
This is the chaotic moment Catholics clamoured to touch a black Jesus statue at an annual festival in the Philippines.
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Traslacion 2025 ends after almost 21 hours with over 8M attendees
The annual procession for the Feast of the Black Nazarene or ‘Traslacion’ ended after more than 20 hours and 54 minutes early ...
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Black Nazarene, Card. Advincula: follow Christ, not worldly spirit
For the first time, the feast day, among the most important religious events in the Philippines, was a national holiday. In ...
Over 8 million devotees mark the Feast of Jesus Nazareno in Manila
The Traslacion, which started at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta and wound its way through the streets of Manila towards the ...
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Crowds throng as Jesus statue parades through Philippine capital
Scores of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle Thursday, straining to reach a ...
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WATCH: Black Nazarene returns home
Thousands of devoted Catholics gather at Quiapo Church to welcome back the Black Nazarene after a six-kilometer grand procession that saw thousands more swarm the streets of Manila for a glimpse or a ...
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Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
At least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that ...