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Tag: Good Friday

Bloody passion play sees final performance of veteran ‘Jesus’

Manila, Philippines—Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a scorching Philippine sun while others were nailed to crosses in a polarizing Good Friday tradition drawing...

Does Good Friday matter?

THIS April 18, nearly 92 percent of the 117 million Filipinos will mark Good Friday, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, which represents the ultimate...

Politicians risk penalties if caught campaigning on Holy Week holidays

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has banned campaigning on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday and anyone who violates the rule will face penalties under...

Crucifixions and whippings in the Philippines on Good Friday

San Fernando, Philippines - Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacting the last moments of Jesus Christ were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped themselves...

From Good Friday to Easter Sunday

"We fully trust that humanity and the Filipino people shall overcome." Two millennia after the crucifixion, people continue to mock and reject the Messiah by...

Senator scolds PAGCOR for allowing e-sabong during Holy Week

Senator Francis Tolentino on Monday castigated the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) leadership for allowing the operation of e-sabong (online cockfighting) even during...

Thousands join Pope for Good Friday service with Ukraine in mind

Thousands of faithful attended the "Way of the Cross" prayer service, presided over by Pope Francis at Rome's Colosseum on Friday, a ceremony overtaken...

Filipino penitent cancels anew “crucifixion” on Good Friday due to COVID-19

For three years in a row, Filipino penitent Ruben Enaje has been forced to cancel anew his Good Friday vow to be nailed on...

Black Nazarene motorcade set on Good Friday

As the Holy Week began for the country’s Christian faithful, an official of the Quiapo Church said on Sunday the procession of the Black...

Good Friday and Easter Sunday

"We need a God that gives us hope even in times of defeat."   One can only wonder if there is reason for us to celebrate...

The right to hope

"Pope Francis says we have acquired a fundamental right that can never be taken away from us."   For my Easter column, I borrow the words...

Filipino penitent cancels 34th “crucifixion” on Good Friday due to COVID-19

After 33 consecutive years of being nailed to the cross every Good Friday to thank God for saving his life following a near-fatal fall from a...

Devotee wants to be crucified for 33rd time

For the 33rd time since 1986, well-known Filipino penitent Ruben Enaje, 58, the only penitent to be nailed to the cross for the longest...

Nailed to the cross 31 times, Pinoy painter ready to do it again

MANILA"•Fifty-seven-year-old Ruben Enaje is ready to be nailed to the cross on Good Friday for the 32nd time in a row since 1986, and...
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