Thousands of Catholics gather inside the basilica called the National Sanctuary, on the Brazilian national holiday dedicated to the Virgin of Aparecida, October 12, 2004. More than 150,000 Catholics swarmed to the town of Aparecida, north of Sao Paulo during the annual pilgrimage to the Virgin that legend holds appeared to local fishermen as an icon in their fishing nets in 1717. REUTERS/Jose Patricio Pictures of the Month October 2004 RR