Hundreds of thousands of Catholic worshippers are marching in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus ...

Gaspar Espinocilla, a 56-year-old Manila city employee and a devotee of Jesus Nazareno for the last 20 years, said he is praying for his family, including his sister who has ovarian cancer.

Trying to shield the kids from the immense sadness and worry I feel,” she wrote “Praying for everyone in our beautiful city. So gutted for the destruction and loss. Don’t know if our place ...

The procession typically draws massive numbers of largely poor Catholics who pray for the sick and a better life. Gaspar Espinocilla, a 56-year-old Manila city employee and a devotee of Jesus ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Some 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.

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