Authorities nabbed two Liberian nationals engaged in a "black dollar scam". In a statement Tuesday, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said two ...

ANOTHER fake news from a shameless candidate using another city-run university. This was how Manila City Administrator Bernie Ang deplored yet another fake survey that was posted on social media purpo ...

January 9 commemorates the day in 1787 when the Archbishop of Manila ordered the Black Nazarene to be transferred from its original church to Quiapo Church in the capital, where the statue remains ...

MANILA - Philippine priests accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry in the Catholic-majority country, a US-based abuse tracking group said on Wednesday (Jan 29), urging the country's bishops to ...

The streets of Intramuros are alive with history, and along Muralla Street stands a building with its own place in this ...

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

Festivals are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion. “Viva Pit Senyor” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno” ...

THIS year's "Traslacion," or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward Calvary for his crucifixion — again reminded us of the serious ...

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 ...