The Feast of Black Nazarene is a yearly celebration held every 9th of January. Devotees flock yearly to celebrate the occasion as a sign of their thanksgiving for all the blessings they received.

As the pope himself noted, there is always the danger of reducing popular piety to external rituals and superstition ...

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At that time, the crowd was getting bigger because the Black Nazarene was approaching. 'To avoid the dog getting hurt, some devotees tried to get it inside the gate by passing it between the bars.' ...

Show more Show less The black statue of Jesus of Nazarene leaves a park following a mass during an annual religious procession in Manila on Thursday Devotees carry the religious icon during a ...

Filipino Catholic devotees swarmed the Black Nazarene's carriage during a procession in Manila, the Philippines. Footage shows the worshippers jostling for a chance to get close to the life-sized ...

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 ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance to ...

was marked by numerous incidents as devotees attempted to get closer to the Black Nazarene’s image. Hundreds of devotees were treated by Philippine Red Cross for various injuries and health ...