Victor showed no fear, smoking a cigarette, waiting in line for his turn on the cross. But he cried out and openly wept as the 13cm stainless-steel nails — pre-soaked in alcohol…

More than a dozen Filipinos were nailed to crosses and scores more whipped their backs into a bloody pulp on Friday in a gory ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ. The…

With macabre scenes of self-flagellation and live crucifixion, a normally quiet Philippines village on Friday witnessed a bloody spectacle as it staged its own Passion of the…