This is the heroic moment a stray dog was rescued amid a crowd of devotees during the Nazarene festival in the Philippines.

This is the chaotic moment Catholics clamoured to touch a black Jesus statue at an annual festival in the Philippines. Footage shows the sea of devotees dressed in maroon and gold jockeying to climb ...

Millions of Filipino pilgrims swarm the Black Nazarene statue, seeking to touch it as it passes by. (Photo: Courtesy of Jahbee Cruz) The Black Nazarene, a wooden statue of Jesus Christ crowned ...

Filipino Catholic devotees jostle one another to touch the Black Nazarene during its annual procession on Jan. 9, 2025, in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Rappler ...

a devotee who waited for hours to touch the statue, told EFE. The procession began at dawn, moving the Black Nazarene statue from Quirino Grandstand to its permanent home in Quiapo Church in Manila.

A devotee shows a miniature statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 9, 2025. Thousands of devotees of the Black Nazarene flocked to ...

The color maroon dominates my social media page usually during the last quarter of the year because of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) games. It is followed by another ...

THIS Thursday, January 9, we will once again witness the unwavering faith and dedication of millions of devotees participating in the Feast of the Black Nazaren ...

The organizers of the Feast of Jesus Nazareno called on devotees to refrain from kissing the image of Jesus of Nazareth at the Quirino Grandstand for hygiene reasons.

The continuing return of worshippers and devotees to Cebu, year in and year out, point to the faith, hope in and thanksgiving for the Santo Niño.

President Marcos has declared Jan. 9 a special non-working day in Manila to mark the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.