At the age of six, Shekinah Fuentes knows little about the sorrows of life. But onstage, her face contorted in grief as she delivered a performance that drove adults, including her parents, to tears.

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 ...

If you’re looking for Filipino films to watch this Holy Week that aren’t “Himala,” “Tanging Yaman,” or the traditional biblical epics, these titles could very well show what Lent feels like in ...

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 ...

Filipino worshippers wave palm fronds in front of crucifix during Palm Sunday Mass in Manila, Philippines. (CNS photo/Romeo Ranoco, Reuters) The liturgies of Holy Week need to be seen as a unity. With ...

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 ...

Last Supper” brings the most pivotal week in history to audiences in time for a meaningful Holy Week reflection Filipino fans ...

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 ...