A clown receives communion during mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2010. Hundreds of clowns ended their annual pilgrimage to the basilica in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe. – AP

A clown holds up a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe as he arrives for mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2010. – AP

A clown attends mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. – AP

A clown holding a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe smiles as she attends a mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. – AP