Kike Arnal
Inside the world's biggest pilgrimage for the Virgin Mary
Tens of thousands of pilgrims camp on the outskirts of the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Inside the World's Biggest Pilgrimage for the Virgin Mary. December 2025. Since 1531, millions of religious pilgrims have traveled to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadelupe in Mexico City to pay homage to the Virgin. Photographer Kike Arnal traveled with pilgrims to participate and celebrate the largest Marian festival in the world with the many fervent religious devotees.
Photo Edited by James Wellford
National Geographic
