Brazil Pope Aparecida

Soldiers stand guard outside the Basilica of the Virgin of Aparecida, Brazil’s patron saint, one day before the arrival of Pope Francis in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Her saint’s day, Oct. 12, is now a national holiday in Brazil, and tens of thousands of pilgrims annually mark the day by trekking to the Sanctuary of Aparecida. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)