Festivals are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion. “Viva Pit Senyor” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno” ...

Hand washing, sanitizing and wearing face masks should be observed during ... “The feast of the Black Nazarene is a symbol of deep faith of each Filipino. May the celebration this year be ...

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle yesterday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious ...

Most folks probably remember when they first met Lurone Jennings.

The image was previously called the Black Nazarene, but church officials appealed ... who was wearing a maroon T-shirt printed with face of Jesus Nazareno. “It is ours, not theirs.” ...

“The Black Nazarene is a manifestation that we will never face the challenges that come our way alone — because God is constantly guiding us, walking with us, and carrying the cross for us on the way ...

Filipino Catholics jostle to touch the carriage carrying the statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual procession on ... statue and they see their color -- sunburned. They gaze at its face, ...

Pope Innocent X in 1650 established the Confraternity of Jesus of Nazareth to encourage devotion to the Black Nazarene, an image of a kneeling Christ in a dark maroon robe, a weighty cross on his ...