Dozens of penitents whipped their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the the southern Philippine town ...

Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the southern Philippine town of ...

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, ...

Many traditions include self-flagellation or even re-enacting the crucifixion to emulate the suffering of Jesus Christ. View ...

Penitents whipped their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across the largely Catholic country ...

Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of southern Philippine ...

Christian devotees from the Philippines were nailed to a cross on Friday in a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion in ...

Journalists describe Philippine Christianity as “Calvary Catholicism” as theologians also point to the strong popular ...

Christianity has long been a powerful force in South Korean society and its battles over democracy. South Korea is among the ...

On March 12, Papua New Guinea officially declared its Christian identity. A new course for this Oceanian country of nearly 11 million inhabitants, composed of more than 90% Christians. The ...

MANILA: The Philippines expressed alarm on Saturday (Apr 5) over the arrest of three Filipinos in China on suspicion of espionage, saying they were ordinary citizens and the arrests could be ...