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Jesus-shaped cloud floating above Philippines basilica stuns churchgoers
These churchgoers caught quite a sight.
Earlier this month, one eagle-eyed individual spotted a cloud formation in the shape of Jesus Christ above the Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City, one of the foremost religious centers in the Philippines.
The conspicuously shaped cloud in question was seen while attending a worship service ahead of National Youth Day — a Filipino holiday celebrated on June 19 that emphasizes serving community and country — and was captured in a now-viral video.
The video zooms in on the cloud formation and sees details like wispy 'hair' and a faintly formed raised hand.
Fellow Catholic worshippers in the crowd seemed to notice the sight as well, all looking up in amazement, as shown in a circulating video on social media.
While some couch surfing critics cast doubt on the viral sight, many Philippines-based devotees took the video as a sign from above.
Some commenters said it looked like the sacred-shaped cloud looked like it was addressing the crowd of people gathered below it.
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In fact, after the cloud likeness was initially spotted, over 8,000 worshippers visited the site to pray in honor of the miraculous sight.
This Jesus-shaped cloud comes after a series of recent discoveries were made in relation to centuries-old mysteries.
As The Post reported back in April, a study by NASA could confirm some biblical events, including Jesus' crucifixion.
'Christian texts mention that the moon turned to blood after Jesus's crucifixion — potentially referring to a lunar eclipse, during which the moon takes on a reddish hue,' NASA said, adding that modern technology has discovered that there was in fact an eclipse in Jerusalem.
According to the agency, the astronomical event happened on Friday, April 3, 33 AD, which happens to be the same day many theologians suggest is the day of Jesus' death.
Further back in 2024, breakthroughs in AI technology allowed researchers to recreate Jesus' face from the famous Turin Shroud.
The AI depictions of Jesus were quite similar to traditional representations of the figure as a man with shoulder-length brown hair and a bearded face, but some minor facial details varied between versions.
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Though Jesus' likeness has been portrayed in art for nearly two thousand years, this AI model created a rendering of the religious figure through what many believe to be a facial impression in the piece of cloth that was suggested to have been present at the time of his resurrection.
The shroud has not been officially recognized as a verified relic by the Catholic Church, but several popes— including Pope Francis — have prayed before it.
