Youth from St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church in Olney, Maryland, play traditional drums before a procession and call to prayer and Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Members of the Chinese Catholic Community from Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church in Philadelphia perform a traditional dance with fans during the call to prayer preceding a Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Members of the Montagnard Catholic Community from Charlotte, North Carolina perform a traditional dance with fans during the call to prayer preceding a Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Montagnard are indigenous people from the central highlands of Vietnam. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Dancers from the Chinese Catholic Community of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, participate in the call to prayer preceding a Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Dancers from Our Lady of Vietnam Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, participate in the call to prayer preceding a Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Members of the Our Lady of Good Health Vailankanni Indian Catholic Community participate in a procession before a Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Members of Our Lady of La Vang Mission, a Vietnamese Catholic community in Chantilly, Virginia, participate in a procession before a Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Members of the Filipino Catholic Community of Shrine of St. Jude participate in a procession before the May 2, 2026 Mass for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Members of the Our Lady of the Highlands Montagnard Catholic Community from Charlotte, North Carolina, participate in a procession before a Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Montagnard are indigenous people from the central highlands of Vietnam. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Members of the St. Mary's Syro-Malankara Eastern Catholic Rite, Archdiocese of Washington lead the praying of the First Luminous Mystery of the Rosary, The Baptism of the Lord, in Malayalam on May 2, 2026 during the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Members of the Filipino Catholic community at the Shrine of St. Jude Parish in Rockville, Maryland, lead the praying of the Third Luminous Mystery of the rosary, the Proclamation of the Kingdom, on May 2, 2026 during the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Members of the Korean Catholic Community of St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church lead the praying of the Fourth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary, the Transfiguration, in Korean on May 2, 2026 during the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Bishop Evelio Menjivar, appointed by Pope Leo XIV on May 1, 2026 as the new bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, blesses statues of Mary from different cultures with incense during a Mass the next day for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Bishop Menjivar, a native of El Salvador, has served since 2023 as an auxiliary bishop of Washington. At left is Father Ismael Ayala, the Director of Liturgy at the National Shrine who served as the master of ceremonies at the Mass. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Christine Ma crowns a statue of Mary before a Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. At left is her daughter Therese and at right is her daughter Anastasia. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
People pray during a Mass on May 2, 2026 for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Bishop Evelio Menjivar, appointed by Pope Leo XIV on May 1, 2026 as the new bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, acknowledges people’s applause near the end of a Mass the next day for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Bishop Menjivar, a native of El Salvador, has served since 2023 as an auxiliary bishop of Washington. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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