It is followed by another maroon event in January: the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene. The varsity team of the University of the Philippines (UP) is called the UP Fighting Maroons. UP’s teams ...

More than eight million people participated in one way or another in the Traslacion. That’s 55 percent of Metro Manila’s population of over 14 million (as of 20 ...

The Traslacion of the Black Nazarene is oftentimes linked with “popular piety” or “people’s spirituality.” Held every 9th of January, this year is my second time to personally witness ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other high officials wished devotees of the Feast of the Black Nazarene a reflective occasion, hoping they would forge a deeper relationship with God.

Devotees who took part in the Feast of the Black Nazarene’s main event, popularly called the “Traslacion,” were notably less rowdy compared to previous ...

Millions of devotees of the Black Nazarene, also known as Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, are expected to join in the Traslacion, a procession marking the annual religious celebration.

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

More than 13,000 Catholic devotees joined the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene in Cagayan de Oro on Thursday, January 9, 2025, according to the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO). COCPO also ...

THIS year's "Traslacion," or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward Calvary for his crucifixion — again reminded us of the serious ...

The annual procession for the Feast of the Black Nazarene or ‘Traslacion’ ended after more than 20 hours and 54 minutes early Friday morning with over 8 ...

Devotees carry images of the Black Nazarene during the procession, commemorating the Traslación, or the transfer of the Black Nazarene from the St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral to the Jesus ...