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A heavy cross to bear

MARINDUQUE, Philippines — On this island in the exact geographical center of the Philippines’ 7,000-isle western Pacific archipelago, hundreds of people roamed the capital city of Boac dressed in Roman-style leather and armor, replete with fearsome masks and plumed helmets. Celebrants of the Moriones Festival, they were impersonating St. Longinus, the Roman soldier said to have pierced Jesus’s side when he was on the cross.   The event was just …
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Institute of Current World Affairs broke the news on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
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