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 ...

The procession’s organizers have estimated about 220,000 people attended mass before the procession, while 94,500 were in the march as of 8 a.m. (0000 GMT). That number is expected to swell as ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic worshippers are marching in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus MANILA, Philippines -- Hundreds of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The procession of Jesus Nazareno image started slow from the Quirino Grandstand early Thursday morning. At 4:41 a.m., the andas or carriage of the life-sized wooden ebony ...

Devotees pull a glass-covered carriage carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno during its annual procession in Manila, Philippines, Thursday. Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe) Devotees pull a ...

Filipino Catholics Pray for Good Health and Peace in Huge Procession Venerating Jesus Statue MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Some 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in ...

MANILA – Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.