A total of 9,404 devotees have visited the Quirino Grandstand in Manila for the first day of the“pahalik,” the religious activity of kissing and touching the image of Jesus Nazarene. According to the ...

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 procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia. The image was previously called the Black Nazarene, but church officials appealed for a change, saying ...