Believers in Our Lady of Guadalupe flock to her Mexico City shrine, in photos
Pilgrims arrive at Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, the night before her feast day. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Devotees of Our Lady of Guadalupe gathered at her Roman Catholic shrine in Mexico City to honor the 1531 apparition of the Virgin Mary. The dark-skinned Virgin, according to church tradition, appeared to the Indigenous peasant Juan Diego in 1531 and her image was imprinted on his cloak, which is on display inside the church.
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A pilgrim carrying a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe exits the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe after a Mass in Mexico City, on her feast day, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
A pilgrim carrying a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe exits the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe after a Mass in Mexico City, on her feast day, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Pilgrims arrive from Puebla for the annual festivities honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Pilgrims arrive from Puebla for the annual festivities honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Candles with the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe sit inside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, the day before her feast day. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Candles with the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe sit inside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, the day before her feast day. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
A woman cries as she looks up at the Virgin of Guadalupe image handing on the wall at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, on her feast day, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
A woman cries as she looks up at the Virgin of Guadalupe image handing on the wall at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, on her feast day, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
A pilgrim sleeps next to framed image of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, the day before her feast day. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
A pilgrim sleeps next to framed image of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, the day before her feast day. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Pilgrims carry a framed image of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Paso de Cortes, Mexico, on their way to Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, as millions prepare to flock to the capital for her Dec. 12 feast day. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Pilgrims carry a framed image of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Paso de Cortes, Mexico, on their way to Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, as millions prepare to flock to the capital for her Dec. 12 feast day. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Pilgrims rest next to framed image of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, the day before her feast day. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Pilgrims rest next to framed image of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, the day before her feast day. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)