Ritual crucifixion - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:56:14 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Ritual crucifixion - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Virus-hit Philippines calls off ritual crucifixions https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/03/16/philippines-ritual-crucifixions-covid19/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:51:05 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=125138 The Philippines' crucifixion reenactments will be canceled this year as coronavirus cases climb, said authorities in the city where the annual tourist spectacle is held. About a dozen Catholics regularly have themselves nailed to wooden crosses on Good Friday as penance for their sins. The event attracts thousands of tourists. This year's rituals were planned Read more

Virus-hit Philippines calls off ritual crucifixions... Read more]]> The Philippines' crucifixion reenactments will be canceled this year as coronavirus cases climb, said authorities in the city where the annual tourist spectacle is held.

About a dozen Catholics regularly have themselves nailed to wooden crosses on Good Friday as penance for their sins. The event attracts thousands of tourists.

This year's rituals were planned for farming villages around San Fernando city, north of the capital Manila on April 10, but local officials have stopped the event to prevent mass gatherings and a potential spread of the virus. Read more

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