Articles on this issue "Our Lady of Fatima"
The bishop of Leiria-Fatima announced the conclusion of the diocesan process for the canonization of the shepherds Jacinta and Francisco Marto, who saw the apparitions of Our Lady in 1917. The …
read moreSister Lucia was the "jewel" of the Carmelite convent of Coimbra, but within its walls she lived exactly like the other women religious, says the prioress. "Age had made her very frail and the …
read moreSister Lucia's writings will not reveal any new details of the Fatima apparitions, though they provide more insight into the 1917 events, says the head of a research panel. "Sister Lucia's …
read moreThe texts of Sister Lucia will not reveal more details of the Fatima apparition, but will provide more profound insight into the event. Father Jacinto Farias, president of the Scientific …
read moreHere is a translation of the message John Paul II sent to the bishop of Coimbra, Portugal, and read Tuesday during the funeral of Sister Lucia, the last witness of the 1917 apparitions of Our …
read moreThe Blessed Virgin's role in helping Russia hasn't gone unappreciated there, says a Catholic media official. The Fatima shrine, for instance, is a "very special place for Russia, for Catholics …
read moreJohn Paul II expressed gratitude for the support he felt he always received from Sister Lucia's prayers, especially in moments of suffering. The Pope expressed this in the message read by his …
read moreThe death of Sister Lucia, the last of the Fatima visionaries, is considered by many Portuguese bishops to be the passing away of a real "example of faith." The bishops have also praised the …
read moreCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, John Paul II's special envoy to the funeral of Sister Lucia, recalled the last of the Fatima visionaries as "an exceptional woman, but simple." The cardinal …
read moreSister Lucia, the last surviving of the three little shepherds of Fatima who saw Our Lady, died Sunday in her Carmelite convent. She was 97. Lucia de Jesus dos Santos was 10 years old when she …
read moreThe Fatima secret has been totally revealed by the Vatican, and Russia has already been consecrated as Mary requested, confirmed Sister Maria Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart. The …
read moreThe news of Sister Lucia's death, the last living witness of the Virgin Mary's apparitions in Fatima, Portugal, is "very sad" for John Paul II, says a Vatican prefect. "We know very well the …
read moreAmid today's "spiritual and cultural crisis," the Virgin Mary is the way "that leads us to the source of hope, that is God himself," says Cardinal Renato Martino. The president of the …
read moreBy Delia Gallagher Today is the anniversary of the first of the Blessed Virgin Mary's apparitions at Fatima, in 1917. In recent months, the sanctuary at Fatima was the focus of controversy …
read moreBy Delia Gallagher Controversy has broken out over the construction of a new building near the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal. Several Web sites devoted to news about Fatima have …
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