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A scheduled meeting between the pope and a delegation from Canada has been delayed until next year, due to the latest variant of the coronavirus. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place next weekend. It had been in the works since June, following the discovery of unmarked graves at the site of former residential schools.
The pope made a private, early morning visit today to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome. The pope traditionally visits the statue in the afternoon, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. But the tradition was canceled again this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles celebrated its annual procession and outdoor Mass on Sunday, in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The celebration is the oldest religious procession in Los Angeles. It was established by Catholics who fled persecution by the Mexican government, during the Cristero War, in 1931.
Today is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The feast celebrates the Blessed Virgin Mary’s conception without original sin. It is a holy day of obligation in the United States and several other countries.