MANILA: Barefoot men and women praying for miracles hurled themselves above mammoth crowds in the Philippines to touch a religious icon in a frenzied Catholic parade that rescue workers said left one person dead.
Fervent scenes of devotion played out as a life-sized statue of Jesus Christ, called the Black Nazarene, was wheeled through Manila’s narrow streets yesterday, home to one of the world’s largest religious gatherings.
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