DES PLAINES, Ill. - The country’s largest pilgrimage honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe kicks off this week in Des Plaines, drawing Catholics from across the nation to celebrate the Virgin Mary.

A horseback pilgrimage — which had 800 riders, according to the archdiocese — was the “unofficial start” of activities at the Des Plaines shrine for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe ...

(WLS) -- Hundreds of thousands of believers have been arriving for the second day by foot or car to pray, sing and light candles as they pray to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Victor Barajas and his ...

Thousands participating in the pilgrimage -- the largest honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe in the U.S. -- are expected to arrive at the shrine for its annual celebration, which begins with a prayer ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A celebration was held in Grand Rapids Sunday night in honor of a Catholic tradition. People in the Hispanic community gathered at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic ...

“Some pilgrimages had to be suspended for two ... This display of love for Our Lady of Guadalupe, as well as the work done by the basilica, “thanks be to God, has been preserved by two ...

The local celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, organized by St. Columba Catholic Church in Dothan, was held Sunday starting with a pilgrimage from U.S. 431 North, around the Ross Clark Circle to ...

As a mariachi band played in a nearby parking lot, dozens of semitrailers parked one after the other on Western Avenue. Each one was adorned with images of Our Lady of Guadalupe, some with flags ...

Between Dec. 4-12 of each year, “tens of thousands” of people from across the world make a pilgrimage to the Cathedral for the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the website ...

The pilgrimage is an immersive experience where students explore the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and other sacred sites related to the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City and its surrounding ...

Photos of loved ones are placed near the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the first day of the annual pilgrimage to the site on Dec. 11, 2022,in Des Plaines. Pilgrims gather near the Shrine ...