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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Photo by: Bernadette Berboso “As a Filipino who left the Philippines 30 years ago, I found myself practicing the Holy Week traditions more than when I was in the Philippines. I have become more aware ...

KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this ...

KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP ... says he offers his vow during Holy Week because of family problems and to pray for good health. The penitents, mostly residents, walk under the scorching heat ...

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