Not a 'cardboard politician': Biden's faith forges bond with Mexico

FILE PHOTO: A man carries an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on his back, at the Basilica of Guadalupe during the annual pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexican Catholics, in Mexico City, Mexico December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - They did not speak the same language and were not even in the same room. But the presidents of Mexico and the United States quickly found common ground in a virtual "meeting" on Monday, in the form of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Mexico's patron saint is one of the most beloved symbols of national identity in a country where most people share U.S. President Joe Biden's Roman Catholic faith.