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Pandemic forces ‘virtual’ Virgin of Guadalupe day in Mexico

Dec 12, 2020

For the first time in decades, Mexico’s Catholics were forced on Saturday to abandon what many consider the world’s largest religious pilgrimage, in which millions visit Mexico City’s Basilica of Guadalupe on Dec. 12.

By Maria Verza

Pope says Catholics can receive plenary indulgence for Guadalupe devotion

Dec 8, 2020

With the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe closed for her feast to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Pope Francis said Catholics still can receive a plenary indulgence Dec. 11 and 12 for their Marian devotion if they follow certain conditions.

By Catholic News Service

Pilgrims visit Mexico’s Guadalupe basilica before its closure for feast

Dec 3, 2020

José Rico normally participates in an annual pilgrimage, walking from a suburb northeast of Mexico City to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, arriving late on the eve of the Dec. 12 feast, when millions gather to serenade the national patroness.

By David Agren

Mexican president presents ‘ethical guide’ book of precepts

Nov 27, 2020

Few world leaders talk about morals and ethics as much as Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and on Thursday he presented an “Ethical Guide for the Transformation of Mexico.”

By Associated Press

Mexican cardinal feared ‘failing’ grade from Virgin if Guadalupe celebrations not cancelled

Nov 25, 2020

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, archbishop of Mexico City, said the Virgin Mary would have given him a “failing grade” if he hadn’t cancelled the festivities surrounding the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

By Inés San Martín

Catholic Church in Mexico cancels Guadalupe pilgrimage over pandemic

Nov 24, 2020

Mexico’s Catholic Church announced the cancellation Monday of what’s considered the world’s largest Catholic pilgrimage, for the Virgin of Guadalupe, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Associated Press