Francisco and Jacinta Marto were two of the three children (along with their cousin Lucia dos Santos) to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared at Fatima from May to October 1917. The three lived in the village of Aljustrel, near Fatima, Portugal, and
Before 200,000 pilgrims at Fátima, many of them with tears in their eyes, Pope Francis called for a new Marian devotional title -- "Our Lady in a Hurry" -- to describe how Mary hastens to care for all her children.
"There are many
(OSV News) — Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos, the last surviving Fatima visionary, died in the Carmelite cloister in Coimbra, Portugal, in February 2005 at the age of 97. At the time of her death, St. John Paul II recalled their “bonds
Recognizing they lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way, Pope Francis has declared venerable Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, founder of the first Catholic order of African American nuns, and Sister Lúcia dos Santos, who, with her cousins, reported seeing Mary when
Pope Francis will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima during his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023, the Vatican said.
In a statement May 22, Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, confirmed that the pope will
Hundreds walked four miles and prayed the rosary through the streets of Newark behind the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima May 13 -- the anniversary of Our Lady's first apparition at the Cova da Iria in Fatima, Portugal, 106 years
On May 13, an estimated crowd of 200,000 people gathered at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal to celebrate the feast day that marks the Blessed Mother’s first apparition to three young shepherd children in 1917. The recent celebration
Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a penitential prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica March 25, the Vatican said.
On the same day, the Vatican said, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, will carry out
A reader asks Monsignor Charles Pope whether or not Russia has been consecrated as Our Lady requested in her apparitions at Fátima: “Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, answered that it had been consecrated.
In the six months since the pandemic hit and all the employees at Our Sunday Visitor packed their essentials and walked out of headquarters, managing editor Scott Warden has experienced both the pros and cons of working from home. In his latest