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 reenactment of the ...

SENAKULO,” or the re-enactment of the Passion of Christ. The photos, taken in Cainta, Rizal, show Christ’s arrest, crowning with thorns, carrying a cross, and with Mary when He was put down from the ...

Domestic travel demand remains strong, while longer trips and independent travel trends shape holiday travel demand MANILA, ...

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 largely ...

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, Mexico and Philippines. The week between Palm Sunday and Easter, known as Holy ...

The Easter Triduum, from Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday, is considered a statutory holiday in the Philippines, and local television and most radio stations usually go off the air. Trading and ...

Fidelino Josol takes pride in being part of the Penitentes, an all-male centuries-old Catholic fraternity, that organizes the re-enactment of Passion of Christ during the Holy Week. “I joined the ...

MANILA, Philippines—Filipino Catholics will once again flock to the churches nationwide, waving their palm leaves to commemorate Palm Sunday on March 29, marking the beginning of Holy Week. Palm ...