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Chinese Catholics carry a portrait of the Virgin Mary at the start of a religious parade from the Catholic cathedral in Donglu, Hebei Province. Police surrounded a Chinese village to prevent pilgrims from joining a Catholic parade to honor the Virgin Mary.

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