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Church in The Philippines

Santo Niño: The Filipino devotion sweeping the world

With Filipinos living in every corner of the globe, so is devotion to Señor Santo Niño de Cebu

Jason Abellaneda Baguia
Jan 16, 2025
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Filipino migrants across the world will celebrate on Sunday the feast of the Holy Child Jesus, or Señor Santo Niño de Cebu.

A novena Mass at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu City, Philippines. Jumelito Capilot via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The feast — also known as Fiesta Señor and falls Jan. 19 this year — is sometimes also called Sinulog, aft…

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