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.

Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue At least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in ...

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.

The jumbo ascended the steps that led to Wat Tham Sarika temple at the top, where the orange-robed men gathered before sunrise to pray in Nakhon ... situated on a small mountain.