The statue of the Santo Niño, or holy infant Jesus, was given as a baptismal gift to Cebu Chieftain Rajah Humabon and his queen, Hara Amihan, by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he ...

Each year, the faithful bring their personal statues of Santo Niño to the Mass to be blessed by the presiding priest or bishop. Following tradition, a procession is held after the Mass.

On January 19, 2025, in Cebu, Philippines, @montemarianne shared a lively video of a Santo Niño fiesta celebration taking place on a boat. The festive atmosphere unfolds as people are seen ...

Macau Special Administrative Region is no exception. On Sunday morning, believers will flock to Saint Augustine’s Church to attend a Mass in honor of Señor Santo Niño. Later on, hundreds of Overseas ...

Philippine cities celebrated the Feast of the Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus) on Sunday, January 19, 2025. In Las Piñas City, various sizes of the Santo Niño statues were paraded and blessed by a ...

As an example, it's common for home altars to have Santo Nino statues (statues of Jesus as a child), a Buddha, grains of rice, and mythological creatures of carved wood.

Miracle stories were common among 2,000-plus crowd that welcomed a pilgrim Santo Niño statue from Mexico to Santa Paula on May 25.

In the 16th century, the first statue of Santo Niño was presented to Queen Juana, the wife of King Humabon of Cebu. Overjoyed at seeing the innocent face of the Baby Jesus, the queen was baptized ...

In celebration of the Feast of Sto. Niño, Bishop Shane Mackinlay on Sunday reminded the Catholic faithful that the statue of the Holy Child of Jesus given by the Spaniards to the Philippines centuries ...

Coming in from the December commemoration of his birth, the Feast of and the Sinulog Fiesta for Santo Niño are both celebrated on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City.

Instead of being dressed in sumptuous robes like in the actual statue in Cebu, this one is naked (Santo Niño Hubad).