Our Lady of Fatima

In Portugal, Pope Francis will sow seeds of his legacy

By Claire Giangravé — July 31, 2023
(RNS) — The pontiff will meet with nearly a million young Catholics for World Youth Day celebrations and share his vision for the future of the church.

Pope’s peace prayer for Ukraine recalls ancient prophesy

By Nicole Winfield — March 25, 2022
ROME (AP) — To hammer home its universal nature, the Vatican translated the text of the prayer into three dozen languages.

Chicago’s Soldier Field rolls out blue carpet for drive-in screening of movie ‘Fatima’

By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 29, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) — ‘Just like the churches, we had to pivot, too,’ said Jeanne Berney, chief operating officer of Picturehouse Entertainment, the film’s distributor.

Pope sends video message of peace ahead of Fatima visit

By Josephine McKenna — May 11, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Speaking in Portuguese, the pope defined his two-day official visit to the Catholic shrine May 12-13 as a 'pilgrimage of hope and peace.'

The ’Splainer: Who is Our Lady of Fatima and what is the ‘Third Secret’?

By David Gibson — May 10, 2017
(RNS) Pope Francis will be the fourth pontiff to visit the famous Marian shrine in Portugal, and one of millions who travel there each year. What is the attraction?

A Vatican conspiracy persists, and a bigger mystery unfolds

By David Gibson — May 27, 2016
(RNS) Controversy over the so-called Third Secret of Fatima has erupted – yet again. But the real intrigue may lie in new claims that Benedict XVI is still a pope, if not THE pope.

With Pope Francis, Catholic Church takes a new angle on the supernatural (COMMENTARY)

By John Thavis — September 11, 2015
(RNS) When it comes to supernatural phenomena -- including demons, miracles, apparitions and private revelations -- Francis’ approach is far more practical than theatrical.

Could an Alabama shrine become the next Catholic pilgrimage site?

By Greg Garrison — July 17, 2012

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) Could a Virgin Mary statue under a pine tree in the middle of a cow pasture in rural Alabama one day become an officially recognized international pilgrimage site of the Roman Catholic Church? By Greg Garrison.

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