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Worshipers pray near an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe outside the basilica with her name Nov. 21, 2021, in Mexico City, during the opening of the Nov. 21-28 Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean. After five previous historic meetings, it was the first such meeting to include laity. (CNS/Emilio Espejel)
Worshipers pray near an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe outside the basilica with her name Nov. 21, 2021, in Mexico City, during the opening of the Nov. 21-28 Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean. (CNS/Emilio Espejel)