GMA Regional TV News asked dancers of contingents to the Sinulog Grand Parade and Dance Showdown 2025 on what it means to dance for the Señor Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus). Q: What does dancing for ...

But integral to the spread of Christianity was the Santo Niño, and as pointed out in 2015 by Pope Francis, “the image of the [Santo Niño] accompanied the spread of the Gospel in [the] country ...

The annual festival began with the devotion to the image of the Baby Jesus found by the expedition of conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi in 1565. For Archbishop Jose Palma, it is a “true ...

On January 16, 2025, in Cebu City, Philippines, @teeelynnnnn shared a video of a baby dressed as Santo Niño during a mass. They explained that the dance, performed at the end of the mass, is a ...

the nine-day early-morning or late-evening novena Masses before the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord on Dec. 25 and the Feast of the Santo Niño every third Sunday of January. This Jubilee Year of ...

However, this should not cause believers to lose hope. While we may face hopeless situations in different parts of the world, the Santo Niño provides hope to the pilgrim church. As has been ...

Senyor Santo Nino!” This year’s theme, “Kinatibuk-ang Kalambuan sa Batang Hesus” (Holistic Progress Through the Child Jesus), highlights the values of faith and community, as shared by Rev ...

Devotees celebrated across the country on the eve of the Feast of Sto. Niño today (Sunday). Dances in colorful costumes pounded the streets of Pandacan ...

The Solemn Foot Procession is an event during the Sinulog celebration that draws in many devotees, who participate as the venerated icon of Señor Santo Niño is carried across the streets of Cebu City.

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The Feast of Santo Niño de Tondo drew an estimated 5,000 devotees in a solemn procession on Sunday, January 19, with the Manila Police District (MPD) reporting no untoward incidents during the ...