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April 17, 2017

91-year-old Byzantine Catholic dedicates life to spreading Fatima message

Natalie Martha Loya, pictured in an undated photo, gazes at a statue of Our Lady of Fatima that crisscrossed the country with her during her 35-year apostolate of spreading the Fatima message.

CHICAGO – Natalie Martha Loya sits in the front pew of the Byzantine Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Parma, Ohio, every Sunday morning.

Published in Faith
April 16, 2017

Fatima seers are holy because of virtue, not visions, says Portuguese cardinal

Portuguese shepherd children Lucia dos Santos, center, and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, are seen in a file photo taken around the time of the 1917 apparitions of Mary at Fatima.

VATICAN CITY – As extraordinary as the apparitions at Fatima, Portugal, nearly 100 years ago were, the sanctity of the shepherd children did not hinge on their having seen Mary, a cardinal said.

Published in Faith
April 12, 2017

Vatican stamps mark Pope Benedict's birthday, Fatima apparitions

In early May the Vatican stamp and coin office will release stamps marking retired Pope Benedict XVI's 90th birthday and important events in the life of the church spanning almost 2,000 years.

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican stamp and coin office has big plans for early May: the release of stamps marking retired Pope Benedict XVI's 90th birthday and important events in the life of the church spanning almost 2,000 years.

Published in Vatican
April 11, 2017

Pope to formally approve canonizations, including of Fatima seers

Portuguese shepherd children Lucia dos Santos, centre, and her cousins, Jacinta, left, and Francisco Marto, seen in a file photo taken around the time of the 1917 apparitions of Mary at Fatima. Pope Francis will formally approve the canonization of Jacinta and Francisco April 20.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis and cardinals present in Rome will formally approve the canonizations of two of the children who saw Mary in Fatima, a large group of Brazilian martyrs, three child martyrs from Mexico and two priests.

Published in Vatican
April 3, 2017

It's no secret the last three popes share close bond to Fatima

Pope John Paul II is pictured with Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos, the last of the three Fatima visionaries alive in 1991. Recent popes have had a special affection for Our Lady of Fatima, but no pope's connection can match that of now St. John Paul II.

VATICAN CITY – Recent popes have had a special affection for Our Lady of Fatima, but no pope's connection can match that of St. John Paul II.

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