Argentine Pilgrims Walk Overnight to Luján Ahead of Papal Visit

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Thousands of faithful completed an arduous pilgrimage to Luján in anticipation of the papal arrival.

Thousands of Catholic faithful undertook a demanding overnight trek from Buenos Aires to the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján. The journey maintains a long-standing tradition of devotion ahead of Pope Leo's scheduled arrival in November.

Believers marched across sixty kilometres of terrain to reach the sacred site.
The nocturnal journey forms part of a traditional annual expression of communal faith.
The pilgrimage precedes the pontiff's journey to the South American nation.

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60 kmwalk from Buenos Aires to Luján

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Papal visits to South America draw immense crowds and profound religious engagement, cementing long-standing local traditions of faith.

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Thousands of pilgrims walked overnight from Buenos Aires to the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján in a traditional display of devotion ahead of the papal visit.

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ReligionArgentinaBasilica of Our Lady of LujánPope LeoBuenos Aires

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