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Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
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 ...
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Church of Our Lady Victorious (Infant Jesus of Prague) (Kostel Prazskeho Jezulatka)
The Infant Jesus of Prague statue is thought to have been carved ... certainly plays a significant role in Prague and the Roman Catholic Church. Many notable figures attributed miracles to the ...
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Philippines’ Black Nazarene procession draws hundreds of thousands of devotees
Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries-old statue ... Jesus Christ on Thursday in one of the world’s grandest displays of ...
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AP PHOTOS: The moment to restore broken baby Jesus figurines has come in Mexico
Mexicans restore their baby Jesus figurines in time for Candlemas, on Feb. 2, the Catholic feast marking the end of Christmas ...
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Crowds throng as Jesus statue parades through Philippine capital
MANILA – Thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle on Jan 9, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious ...