MANILA, Philippines — The image of the Jesus Nazareno finally returned to its home on Saturday morning, concluding what is now officially the longest Traslacion in the feast’s history. The andas carrying the image of the Jesus…
MANILA, Philippines — Over 9.64 million devotees participated in the 2026 celebration of the Feast of Jesus Nazareno, according to the Quiapo Church Command Post. This surpassed 8.12 million participants who flocked to the Nazareno feast last…
MANILA, Philippines — Three devotees of the Jesus Nazareno who were brought to the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) have died, a hospital official said on Saturday. JRRMMC is one of the 20 hospitals assigned…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Friday, January 9, 2025 as a Special Non-Working Day in Manila in celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.…
Devotees of the Black Nazarene flocked to Quiapo Church in Manila on Saturday for the blessing of replicas of the revered image. The activity began at 1:30 p.m. and involved at least 2,000 replicas of the Black…
MANILA, Philippines — Some of the 3.3 million Catholic faithful who celebrated the return of the traditional “Traslacion” or grand procession have walked barefoot from their homes to Manila to kiss the Black Nazarene statue as its…
Walking barefooted during the Traslacion is a symbolic gesture that emulates Christ’s suffering as he was carrying his cross to Golgotha. I was able to personally witness for the first time the procession of the Black Nazarene…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Red Cross reported that as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, its personnel stationed along the route of the Traslacion 2024 for the Feast of the Black Nazarene attended to 643 individuals who required medical…
MANILA, Philippines — The Quiapo Church Command post has recorded more than 1.3 million devotees, who were in the grandstand where the procession for the image of the Black Nazarene began. According to the Quiapo Church Command…
MANILA, Philippines — Environmental watchdog group Ecowaste Coalition calls on Black Nazarene devotees to keep Rizal Park and the Jan. 9 grand procession clean by avoiding smoking and littering during the traditional ‘pahalik’ at Quirino Grandstand. In…
There are two popular festivals in the Philippines that have procession called “Traslacion,” which in Spanish means “passage” or “moving something from one place to another”: the Black Nazarene in Manila and Penafrancia in Naga City, Bicol.…
Filipino Catholics are known for having sincere, enormous, and extreme expressions of piety considering that the country is the third-largest Catholic population in the world. The colorful culture of the Philippines is best seen through the vibrant…
