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.
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.
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.
Feast of Black Nazarene held in Manila, Philippines
A devotee shows a miniature statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 9, 2025. Thousands of devotees of the Black Nazarene flocked to downtown Quiapo district in Manila on Thursday to join the yearly procession to honor a life-size statue known as Black Nazarene.
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LIST: Route of the Black Nazarene for Traslacion 2025
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Black Nazarene symbol of 'God's power, deep faith, hope'
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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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True devotion means living in faith, obedience — Manila archbishop
True devotion to the Black Nazarene means living in faith and obedience, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula said.