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Celebrating The Feast of Corpus Christi Around the World…

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Bishops and cardinals walk in a eucharistic procession outside the Basilica of St. Mary Major on the feast of Corpus Christi in Rome May 26. Pope Francis led Benediction at St. Mary Major after celebrating a Mass at the nearby Basilica of St. John Lateran… (Photo: Paul Haring, Catholic News Service)

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A picture taken with a slow shutter speed shows pilgrims taking part in the May 26 Corpus Christi procession in front of the cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil… (Photo: Catholic News Service/ Cadu Gomes, EPA)

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People take part in a Corpus Christi procession May 26 as they pass the ruins of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The cathedral was destroyed in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake… (Photo: Catholic News Service/ Andres Martinez, Reuters)

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Women dressed in traditional attire take part in a Corpus Christi procession May 26 in Czerwienne, Poland… (Photo: Catholic News Service/ Grzegorz Momot, EPA)

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Boats with participants of a May 26 Corpus Christi procession float on Staffelsee Lake near Seehausen, Germany. A eucharistic procession is a traditional feature of the celebration of the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. (Photo: Catholic News Service/ Tobias Hase, EPA)