MANILA, Philippines—As Holy Week started on Sunday, April 13, the streets of Pampanga, a province in Central Luzon, is again teeming with its rich traditions, which residents have kept alive ...

MANILA, Philippines — Devotees practice Holy Week traditions inside the San Bartolome Parish in Concepcion, Tarlac. The Tarlac municipality is the same town where Fr. Severino Mallari ...

Every Holy Week, streets across the Philippines transform into open-air stages for one of the country’s most unique and deeply rooted Catholic traditions: the “Senákulo,” a dramatic ...

KALAYAAN, Philippines — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to ... says he offers his vow during Holy Week because of family problems and to pray for good health. The penitents, mostly residents, ...

THE representative of Pope Francis in the Philippines on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, encouraged all Filipino Catholics to ...

MANILA, Philippines — The San Guillermo Parish ... some churches conduct the procession of the Santo Entierro or Holy Burial where the same statue is carried out into the streets as if it ...

Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ continues to draw Filipino audiences more than two decades after its release, particularly during Holy Week, when ...