Crowds throng Manila streets as Jesus statue paraded

[BorneoPost] - 01/9/2025

MANILA (Jan 9): Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle Thursday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious fervour. The procession to the Philippine capital’s Quiapo Church, which started (…)



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