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Photos: Cardinal Raymond Burke at Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Cardinal Raymond Burke blesses worshipers in July 2018 during a procession at a Mass celebrating the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Church of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in South La Crosse.
An altar boy carries a censor and the other, the incense during the Mass that Cardinal Raymond Burke celebrated Tuesday for the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the church of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Cardinal Raymond Burke reads the gospel during the Mass he celebrated Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the church of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Cardinal Raymond Burke prays during Mass for the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the church of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
An altar boy holds the missal for Cardinal Raymond Burke to read during the Mass where Burke presided for the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the church at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse.
Cardinal Raymond Burke delivers the sermon Tuesday while presiding at a Mass for the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the church of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse.
Cardinal Raymond Burke bows as he enters the sanctuary of the church of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse Tuesday to preside at a Mass celebrating the 10th anniversary of the church's dedication.
The church of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse was filled Tuesday as Cardinal Raymond Burke presided at Mass to mark the 10th anniversary of the church's dedication.
Cardinal Raymond Burke, former bishop of the La Crosse Diocese, delivers the sermon during Mass for the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the church of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse in 2018.
Cardinal Raymond Burke blesses the "Guardian Angel of the Unborn" statue Friday at the Memorial to the Unborn at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Go to lacrossetribune.com for a photo gallery of Burke's visit.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn. The sculpture by Anthony Visco of Philadelphia depicts a guardian angel holding an unborn child in his arm. A young boy on one side of the angel is praying for the unborn babies who are entombed in the memorial walls, while a young girl on the angel's other side is presenting roses to the unborn babies. Including its base, the statue is 9-foot-6 and weighs 1,800 pounds.
Cardinal Raymond Burke waves to the crowd after blessing the "Guardian Angel of the Unborn" statue Friday at the Memorial to the Unborn at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn in December.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn.
Cardinal Raymond Burke, left, during a 2014 visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse.
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