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

A “Traslacion” (transfer) will serve as a prelude to this year’s fluvial procession, one of the highlights of the religious activities of the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival on Jan. 24. In an interview, Rev ...

A massive crowd of devotees filled the central streets of Cebu City on Friday morning for the Walk with Mary, a penitential ...

The Traslacion of the Black Nazarene is oftentimes linked with “popular piety” or “people’s spirituality.” Held every 9th of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The 2025 Traslacion drew over 8.12 million Jesus Nazareno devotees, higher than the number of participants last year. A total of 8,124,050 devotees joined this year’s ...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) — Amid tight security measures and mobile network signal disruption implemented for the celebration of the Traslación on January 9, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Every year, the Feast of Jesus Nazareno draws thousands—if not millions of devotees—to the annual Traslacion, a procession that commemorates the transfer of the ...

The Traslacion or the procession of the 400-year-old image of Jesus Nazareno started early Thursday morning with thousands of devotees flocking around areas of the City of Manila to join and witness ...

Filipino Catholics gathered at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila as the Traslacion, or procession of the image of Jesus Nazareno to its home at Quiapo Church, started early Thursday morning. The ...

Filipino Catholics gathered at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila as the Traslacion, or procession of the image of Jesus Nazareno to its home at Quiapo Church, started early Thursday morning.

Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero announced that Senate operations will conclude early at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January ...

MANILA, Philippines — Candidates in the May 2025 midterm elections should not take advantage of the annual Traslacion and should respect religious devotees, according to the Commission on Elections.