Zialcita's research interprets the Nazarene's blackness to be associated with sea and fire, destruction and survival, life and death, and the dignity of being non-white. "The Black Nazarene of ...

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.

Other devotees threw white towels at the image as marshals ... commemorates the transfer of the Black Nazarene from a church inside the old Spanish colonial capital of Intramuros, in present ...

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 ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The first day of the traditional pahalik or kissing of the image of the Black Nazarene drew more than 9,000 devotees at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. In a span of 21 ...

Manila, Jan 9 (EFE).- 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 ...

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 ...

According to Remedios Tablante Igonia of the Black Nazarene Group in Sydney, the life-sized, dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ will be paraded around the church’s vicinity from 11:30 in the ...

Credit: The Black Nazarene Group Sydney as supplied by Ian Epondulan Three generations of the Tablante-Epondulan family have been dedicating their devotions to one of the popular icons for many ...

Other devotees threw white towels at the image as marshals ... commemorates the transfer of the Black Nazarene from a church inside the old Spanish capital of Intramuros to its present location ...