Meanwhile, at a Mass in the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica to mark the occasion, Pope Francis warned of the dangers of outsiders appropriating the feast, ignoring that it has roots in indigenous culture.
Return to pre-pandemic celebrations
In Mexico City, the huge area outside the Basilica of Guadalupe became a tent city, festooned with sleeping bags, as the faithful from all over Mexico came to observe and celebrate the country’s most important religious ceremony.
