Diocese of Leiria-Fatima

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Candlelight procession at Fatima on May 12, 2025.

Leo XIV’s pontificate consecrated to Our Lady of Fátima at Portugal shrine

May 14, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Approximately 470,000 pilgrims gathered in Fátima, Portugal, on May 12–13 to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the apparitions of the... Read more

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho.

Pope Francis appoints new Catholic bishop of Fatima

Jan 28, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho succeeds 74-year-old Cardinal António Marto. Read more

Our Lady of Fatima.

Annual Fatima pilgrimage to be virtual due to pandemic

Mar 13, 2021

The Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, António Cardinal dos Santos Marto, announced that the 2021 pilgrimage to Fatima will take place virtually... Read more

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal.

Fatima shrine increases charitable outreach even as donations fall by half

Nov 18, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

In 2020, the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal has lost scores of pilgrims, and with them, large... Read more

Our Lady of Fatima.

Visionaries' canonization would 'complete' the Fatima centenary

Mar 28, 2017

Fatima's bishop has said the centenary of the locale's Marian apparition would not be complete without the announcement of the... Read more

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