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 ...

That same evening, on another part of the stage was Leo Llorca, a 28-year-old humble water delivery boy. He played the mighty Caiaphas, the high priest who plotted to have Jesus put to death. Fuentes ...

Filipino Catholic devotees walk barefoot and flagellate themselves in Manila on April 2, 2026 as an expression of penance during Holy Week. Devotees whipped their backs with bamboo sticks under 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 ...

KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this ...

Filipino Catholics have nailed themselves on crosses and carried out gruesome acts of self-inflicted pain to mark Holy Week. A Philippine man who has been nailed to a cross every Easter for the past ...

Here are the latest news from the Philippines: the changes felt in the usual Holy Week observance of Filipinos this year due to the Middle East crisis; the government’s measures to ease the impact of ...

Vendor Carmelita Pagulayan, 69, crafts woven palm leaves beside Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City, as part of preparations for Palm Sunday, which marks the start of Holy Week for Catholic devotees ...

According to the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, over 76% of Filipinos in Australia are Catholic, a number that is expected to rise. Some of the common customs in the Philippines during ...