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As part of its international tour, a life-size sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe was celebrated at Des Plaines’ Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 27, 2025, where it will remain until Sept. 30. It is next planned for St. Gall Parish, 5511 S. Sawyer Ave., in Chicago, then the Mother of the Americas Parish, 3047 W. Cermak Road. Its international travels are scheduled to include the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Colombia.

The faithful wait to see the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe Aug. 27, 2025, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
The faithful wait to see the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe Aug. 27, 2025, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
A life-size statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe is unveiled in the chapel of St. Joseph at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Aug. 27, 2025, in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
A life-size statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe is unveiled in the chapel of St. Joseph at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Aug. 27, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Clergy take photos of the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 27, 2025, in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Clergy take photos of the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 27, 2025, in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People wait outside to see the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the chapel of St. Joseph at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Aug. 27, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People wait outside to see the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the chapel of St. Joseph at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Aug. 27, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
The faithful attend a Mass before the unveiling of a life-size sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 27, 2025, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
The faithful attend a Mass before the unveiling of a life-size sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 27, 2025, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People pray during a Mass before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 27, 2025, in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People pray during a Mass before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 27, 2025, in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Flowers before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Aug. 27, 2025, in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Flowers before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Aug. 27, 2025, in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People celebrate a Mass before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the first stop of its international tour on Aug. 27, 2025, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People celebrate a Mass before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the first stop of its international tour on Aug. 27, 2025, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People pray during a Mass before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 27, 2025, in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People pray during a Mass before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Aug. 27, 2025, in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People take photos at the Mass before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Aug. 27, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People take photos at the Mass before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Aug. 27, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
A life-size sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe is unveiled Aug. 27, 2025, in the chapel of St. Joseph at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
A life-size sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe is unveiled Aug. 27, 2025, in the chapel of St. Joseph at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People celebrate Mass on Aug. 27, 2025, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People celebrate Mass on Aug. 27, 2025, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Bishop Timothy O'Malley, center, attends a Mass on Aug. 27, 2025, before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Bishop Timothy O’Malley, center, attends a Mass on Aug. 27, 2025, before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People attend a Mass on Aug. 27, 2025, before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
People attend a Mass on Aug. 27, 2025, before the unveiling of a sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)