The faithful from across the Chicago area got a unique chance this week to see a statue from Mexico with deep significance in the Catholic faith.
The life-sized Pilgrim Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe statue is normally in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. But it is now on an international tour, and its first stop was in the Chicago area — at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines.
The statue was set to be revealed Wednesday evening following an outdoor mass at the shrine. Some 3,000 people turned out for the occasion…