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Over 2 million Filipinos take part in annual Black Nazarene procession
January 09, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Over 2 million Catholics in Manila took part in the annual January 9 procession in honor of the Black Nazarene, the Associated Press reported.
The Black Nazarene, a statue of Christ, was carved in Mexico and arrived in the Philippines in 1606; it is enshrined in Manila’s Quiapo Church.
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