Father Esequiel Sanchez, rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, leads a prayer service and groundbreaking for the new entrance to the shrine on Aug. 1, 2021. The shrine launched a campaign in May “Raising the Doors of the Guadalupano Heart!” to raise $800,000 for the new entrance designed in a colonial style with archways for pilgrims to walk through. Over 2 million people visit the shrine each year. This fall, a new entrance will greet them when they arrive.
Cardinals renew Guadalupe shrine’s connection to basilica in Mexico City During a Mass to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, archbishop of Mexico City, and Cardinal Cupich signed an agreement renewing a commitment of cooperation in the areas of charity and evangelization between the Chicago shrine and the shrine at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
Arson damages chapel at Guadalupe shrine in Des Plaines Since the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines is outdoors and is open 24 hours a day, someone is almost always there praying, no matter the hour.
Annual feast day celebrations return to Guadalupe Shrine After canceling the annual celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe last year because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines once again welcomed pilgrims Dec. 11-12.