The exact site of Mary's apparition, just in front of the chapel, is marked by a statue of Our Lady of Fatima. A modern open-sided church now encompasses both the chapel and statue, and this is where masses are held. Pope John Paul II had a profound connection with Our Lady of Fati...
Located in west central Portugal, in the region of Leiria and approximately 110 kilometers north of Lisbon, the small town of Fatima is one of the most visited Marian shrines in the world today. But unlike many of Europe's great Marian pilgrimage sites, the sanctity of Fatima dates not fr...
Nuno Alvarez, fought to free Portugal from Spanish dominion during the era of the Western Schism, when Spain was championing the antipope Clement VII and attempting to place a pretender on the throne of Portugal. Bl. Nuno had Our Lady’s image placed on his standards and together with the ...
The world-famousInternational Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatimawas sculpted in 1947 by Jose Thedim, based on the description of Sr. Lucia, one of the three young seers who saw Our Lady each month from May to October 1917 in Fatima, Portugal. On May 13, 1947, in the presence...
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THE MIRACLE AT FÁTIMA, PORTUGAL IN 1917 THE FINAL WARNING FROM HEAVEN Fr. Mario Luigi Ciappi, papal theologian to Pope Pius XII: “In the Third Secret [of Fatima] it is foretold, among other things, that the great apostasy in the Church will begin at the top.” (1)Saints...
This time, I went to Portugal with a different group of friends. We were in Lisbon and, as we had a car, we decided to do a day trip to Fatima, especially as none of them had been there before. Fatima is some 130km from Lisbon, which means that it’s possible to go there and...
The title Our Lady of Loreto refers to the Holy House of Loreto, the house in which Mary was born, and where the Annunciation occurred, and to an ancient statue of Our Lady which is found there. Tradition says that a band of angels scooped up the little house from the Holy Land, and...
Stopped here for lunch while visiting this area of Portugal. This is a nice, clean restaurant, with about 6 tables inside, and outside seating as well. They have a tapas menu, but we had a chicken burger and hamburger combo. The fries were excellent, with a spice ...