Thousands of devotees thronged a church in the Philippine capital Saturday for a glimpse of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ believed to have miraculous healing powers, after an annual ...

Millions of Catholic devotees flooded the streets of the Philippine capital Tuesday to honor the Black Nazarene, a centuries-old religious tradition that has returned after a three-year hiatus due ...

Philippine military officials said Wednesday that they've asked social media companies including Facebook to remove a video of militants smashing icons in a Catholic church in a besieged southern ...

Thousands of devotees thronged a church in the Philippine capital Saturday for a glimpse of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ believed to have miraculous healing powers, after an annual ...

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful swarmed a historic statue of Jesus Christ as it was pulled through the streets of the Philippine capital on ...

A predominantly Catholic country, the Philippines has always been known for its Baroque stone churches. July 10, 2022. News. Global Nation. ... a recognized icon of Philippine architecture.

Manila, Philippines, May 22, 2017 / 14:07 pm. In the most recent clash between the government and the Catholic Church in the Philippines, authorities have banned hanging rosaries and religious ...

Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino was remembered as an icon of democracy at a solemn funeral mass on Wednesday, the country's official news agency reported.

The Catholic Church, which counts 80 percent of the Philippines' 100 million people as followers, has long been a significant consumer and endorser of elephant tusks for use as religious icons. The ...

The Philippines is Asia’s largest Catholic-majority country. About 80% of its 110 million people identify as Roman Catholic, a legacy of more than 400 years under Spain’s former colonial rule.