Asian and Pacific Island Catholics celebrate Mary

Pilgrims from the Filipino Catholic community, perform a liturgical dance for the call to prayer.

Pilgrims from the Montagnard Catholic Community in Charlotte, N.C., perform a liturgical dance for the call to prayer

School children from Our Lady of Vietnam Church in Silver Spring, Md., perform liturgical dances for the call to prayer.

Vietnamese pilgrims from Virginia participate in the procession during the 14th annual Asian and Pacific Catholics Marian Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 7.