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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries ... of maroon and gold and swarmed the “Black Nazarene,” a life-sized image of Jesus ...

The Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, which annually attracts one of the world’s largest crowds for a religious devotion, attracted hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic ...

The traditional “Pahalik” that has been part of the annual feast of the Black Nazarene started ahead of schedule this year as devotees began massing and lining up at the Quirino Grandstand. The Manila ...

Millions of devotees of the Black Nazarene, also known as Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, are expected to join in the Traslacion, a procession marking the annual religious celebration.

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 ...

Philippines' Black Nazarene Procession Draws Hundreds of Thousands of Devotees By Jay Ereno MANILA (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the ...

"I tell him (Black Nazarene) all my problems ... blackened image was due to a fire on the ship that carried it to the Philippines from Mexico in the early 17th century. The procession, called ...