Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Filipino Catholic devotees self-flagellate for lent MANILA (Reuters) - A group of 20 Catholic devotees walked barefoot for hours ...

Despite the rejection of the Catholic Church, self-flagellation continues to draw huge crowds in the predominantly Catholic Philippines during the Holy Week. John Rio, a resident of Hagdang Bato said ...

Pictures show devotees being flogged and others whipping their own backs red raw. The participants defied a ban on gatherings for the Holy Week display. There were less people taking part compared to ...

All pain but no gain? The Catholic Church said yesterday it does not encourage the time-honored Lenten ritual, usually practiced by provincial folk, of having oneself nailed to the cross to repent for ...

An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday reminded the faithful all over the country not to engage in crucifixion and self-flagellation in honoring the ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. With only four days ahead of Good Friday, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) once again ...

The late Pope John Paul II would whip himself, according to a nun who helped to look after him. So how common is this practice in the Catholic faith? "We would hear the sound of the blows," says ...

ANGELES CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Hundreds of half-naked Filipinos marched on narrow roads, whipping their backs until they were bloody in a religious ritual Thursday as the mainly Roman Catholic ...

An actor playing the role of Jesus Christ is whipped by men dressed as centurions during a Passion Play on a street in Mandaluyong City, PhilippinesPicture: Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/Alamy Credit: Rouelle ...