Wally Cantu, the CEO for Valley AIDS Council, and a few fellow organizers visited the basilica for a Mass commemorating World AIDS Day, while also taking the opportunity to spread awareness about the deadly disease.

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Members of the Valley AIDS Council and volunteers carry black and white photographs of those afflicted with AIDS at a Mass for World AIDS Day at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine on Wednesday in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Churchgoers attend a Mass held at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine on Wednesday in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Frank Mendez in black and white photograph as part of the Faces of AIDS at a Mass for World AIDS Day at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine on Wednesday in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
A Mass was held at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine on Wednesday in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Members of the Valley AIDS Council and volunteers carry black and white photographs of those afflicted with AIDS at a Mass for World AIDS Day at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine on Wednesday in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
An attendee wears a tee shirt with a 1981 date and red ribbon to commemorate World AIDS Day at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine on Wednesday in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Attendees Dolores Urey and Martha Barrientes during mass for World AIDS Day at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine on Wednesday in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
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