It is believed to have come from ‘San Pedro’, a Spanish galleon which was lost on the reefs in 1594. He sold it to the Government of Bermuda in 1959 saying “he wanted it to remain on the ...
Barefoot men and women in maroon shirts -- the colour of the robe that covers the black, wooden Jesus the Nazarene statue -- scrambled to grab the rope used to draw the life-sized religious icon ...
At least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus. Some said they prayed for ...