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May 15, 2017

Fatima saints' relics installed in Portuguese church in Victoria

A reliquary containing the relics of Blesseds Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the three children to whom Mary appeared in Fatima in 1917, are seen May 14 at Our Lady of Fatima in Victoria, British Columbia.

VICTORIA, British Columbia – When Father Marinaldo Batista asked for relics of Blesseds Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the three children to whom Mary appeared in Fatima in 1917, he had no idea they would be canonized in 2017. He simply thought it would be a fitting way for the parish he pastors, Our Lady of Fatima in Victoria, to commemorate the centennial of the Marian apparitions.

Published in Canada
May 13, 2017

Fatima seers become church's youngest non-martyred saints

Pope Francis uses incense as he venerates a statue of Our Lady of Fatima during the canonization Mass of Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the three Fatima seers, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, May 13. The Mass marked the 100th anniversary of the Fatima Marian apparitions, which began on May 13, 1917.

FATIMA, Portugal – Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord.

Published in Vatican
March 23, 2017

Pope approves second miracle for Fatima witnesses Francisco, Jacinta Marto

Pope Francis has approved the second and last miracle needed to canonize Blessed Jacinta, right, and Francisco Marto, centre, who along with their cousin Lúcia Santos witnessed the famed Marian apparitions in Fatima in 1917.

VATICAN CITY – On Thursday Pope Francis approved the second and final miracle needed to canonize Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the shepherd children who witnessed the Fatima Marian apparitions.

Published in Faith