The varying influence of religious groups on Philippine politics was on display this month, potentially impacting the work of ...

With the latest approvals, the Philippines has 33 national shrines. The Catholic Church recognizes national shrines for their ...

The Loyola School of Theology (LST) will celebrate its silver jubilee as an ecclesiastical faculty with a visit by a top ...

BECAUSE I studied the Traslacion for a graduate dissertation, I have given many interviews and op-eds already on the devotion ...

Lucky Chinatown, located along Reina Regente Street corner Dela Reina Street in Binondo, Manila, has been one of the default ...

An estimated eight million devotees turned out for this year’s Jesus Nazarene procession in Manila, one of the largest ...

MANILA, Philippines — The original image of Jesus Nazareno finally arrived at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, or Quiapo Church, early Friday morning after a 20-hour ...

The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia. The image was previously called the Black Nazarene, but church officials appealed for a change, saying ...

(UPDATE) HUNDREDS of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle on Thursday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of ...

RELIGIOUS FERVOR. The andas (carriage) carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno starts moving through a crowd of devotees at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila at 4:40 a.m. on Thursday (Jan. 9, 2025) on its ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Feast of Jesus ... as they await the Holy Image of Jesus Nazareno’s return to Quiapo Church. Eyewear store owner Rosalinda Kumar, 65, and her 70-strong staff set ...

The “Pahalik” or “Pagpupugay” for the Jesus Nazareno image at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila has been stopped, according to Quiapo Church on Thursday. In an update, the church said the activity was ...