The Most Rev. José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro, Bishop of Bragança-Miranda, presides over the International Anniversary Pilgrimage of June 12/13. Bishop Cordeiro is the 44th bishop of the Diocese of Bragança-Miranda. In declarations to the Shrine…
25 may, 2012
From the message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the 46th World Communications Day: "Word and silence: learning to communicate is learning to listen and contemplate as well as speak. This is especially important…
20 may, 2012
The annual pilgrimage of Adoración Nocturna Española (Spanish Night Adoration) to the Shrine of Fatima takes place between the 17th and the 20th of May. It is the largest single foreign pilgrimage coming from one…
17 may, 2012
The President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi, presides over the International of May 12/13. On his arrival in Fatima, speaking to journalists, Cardinal Ravasi said that “Fatima ought to be considered…
13 may, 2012
The Missionary Exhibition “Expand your tent” is going to be inaugurated on May 12, at the Shrine of Fatima. It is an imitative fruit of a partnership between the Missionary Institutes Ad Gentes and the…
06 may, 2012
2012 is the second year of the thematic itinerary proposed by the Shrine of Fatima, which will have its climax in 2017, commemorative date of the Centennial of the Apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima.…
25 april, 2012
This year, the national pilgrimage of the youth to Fatima – “Fatima Youth” – takes place on May 5/6 and its motto is: “Rejoice always in the Lord!” (Fl 4, 4). On the 6th, the…
23 april, 2012
Organized by the National Acolyte Service (SNA) and sponsored by the National Secretariat of Liturgy and the Shrine of Fatima, on May 1 there will be made one more National Pilgrimage of Acolytes (altar servers).…
30 march, 2012
The Diocese of Leiria-Fatima is preparing its 81st pilgrimage to the Shrine of Fatima, this year under the motto: “Witnesses of Christ in the world, at the invitation of Mary”. The pilgrimage takes place this…
07 march, 2012
On February 20, 92nd anniversary of the death of Blessed Jacinta Marto, Bishop António Marto granted the Imprimatur to the official Litany of the Little Shepherds, Blesseds of Fatima Francisco and Jacinta Marto.
20 february, 2012
Thirty years after its inauguration on May 13, 1982, by Pope John Paul II, Paul VI Pastoral Center was object of improvement work started in 2011. This work will soon be concluded and the Center…
10 february, 2012
A statue of Our Lady of Fatima was rescued intact, on January 21, from cruise ship Costa Concordia, which shipwrecked near the island of Giglio, Italy. It is a replica of the statue enthroned in…
23 january, 2012
Christmas is God offering Himself to mankind, Offering Himself to us and revealing to us His love.
14 december, 2011
On December 11, third Sunday in Advent, all are invited to bring to the Shrine of Fatima the images of the Child Jesus of their Nativity scenes, so that they may be blessed, a simple…
12 december, 2011
As in previous years, the Shrine of Fatima invites visitors and pilgrims to show solidarity with the poor by being generous in the offertories of the main official Masses of the Shrine of Fatima, during…
06 december, 2011
Vestibule of Convivium de Santo Agostinho (St. Augustine Foyer), in the Complex of Most Holy Trinity Church From December 1, 2011 to October 31, 2012 Visiting hours: Monday to Sunday, from 09h00 to 19h00 Free…
06 december, 2011
In the context of the coming pastoral year and having in mind the thematic cycle which the Shrine started in 2010-2011, the Rector of the Shrine of Fatima, Fr. Carlos Cabecinhas, has announced that the…
01 december, 2011
“Will of God, ways to happiness” is the theme of the IX Week of studies of Ignatian spirituality scheduled for November 25 to 27, at the Shrine of Fatima. The sessions are being held in…
24 november, 2011
On Nov. 7 thru 10, the Shrine of Fatima receives the 178th General Assembly of the Bishops Conference of Portugal (CEP). The sessions are being held at the House of Our Lady of Sorrows.
04 november, 2011
Two years after his death (in October 2009), the Missionaries of the Divine Word and the Secretariat of the Little Shepherds have scheduled for November 10 the presentation of a book by Fr. Louis Kondor,…
04 november, 2011
The children`s choir from the Fatima Sanctuary performs Sept. 27 audition for new elements.
25 september, 2011
Archbishop Paolo Pezzi presided over the International Anniversary Pilgrimage of October 12/13. He wrote on the Guest Book of the Shrine of Fatima: “It is with heartfelt gratitude that I come to Fatima as a…
23 september, 2011
The Most Rev. Manuel Clemente, Bishop of Porto, presided at the Shrine of Fatima, on October 16, over the National Pilgrimage of the Apostolate of Prayer. This movement has informed the Shrine of Fatima that…
23 september, 2011
The International Anniversary Pilgrimage of September 12/13 will be presided over by the Archbishop Emeritus of Milan, Italy, Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi. The theme proposed to the pilgrims at the Shrine of Fatima is: "Called by…
29 august, 2011