MANILA, Philippines — Despite the suspension of the annual procession of the Black Nazarene’s image, known as the traslacion, the Quiapo Church administration expects more devotees to ...

Msgr. Hernando Coronel, Quiapo Church rector, said this Holy Week the church wants to draw more people to Jesus Christ. “We want to be, like any other church, draw people to the Crucified and ...

The procession to the Philippine capital's Quiapo Church, which started before dawn ... statue -- scrambled to grab the rope used to draw the life-sized religious icon, believing it would bring ...

MANILA, Philippines — The activities for this year’s Black Nazarene celebration draw 1.2 million devotees ... The management of Quiapo Church said one of the reasons for the lower attendance ...

It is likely to draw a "considerable" crowd of devotees ... Grandstand where the vigil and Mass will be held has been cordoned off. The area around Quiapo Church had been crowded this week, with ...

Quiapo Church is the home of the revered Black Nazarene ... The church earlier released the route for the Translacion, which is expected to draw millions of devotees from all over the country. — BM, ...

MANILA, Philippines—It was in 1606 when the Augustinian Recollects brought from Mexico a dark image of Christ that would later draw millions ... to its present church in Quiapo, Manila.

At least 6 million people jostled along the 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) route as the black wooden statue of Jesus Christ was carried from Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church in Manila, according to ...

There will be no physical Holy Mass at Quiapo Church from January 7 to 9 MANILA, Philippines – The national government and the Manila city government announced that there will be no physical ...

The life-size statue of Jesus is enshrined in the famous minor basilica popularly known as the Quiapo Church, located in the Archdiocese of Manila. The statue has survived the blazing fires that ...