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Lourdes, 1955
Steven DeLaney
On the long trip home they stopped in Glanmore
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. (CNS photo/EPA)
FaithNews
Pope Francis to canonize Fatima seers May 13; October date for other saints
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis will declare the sainthood of Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, two of the shepherd children who saw Mary in Fatima, Portugal, during his visit to the site of the apparitions May 13.
The sun sets behind a statue of Mary on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithNews
How the Catholic Church determines a true Marian apparition
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The focus is more on the message than the miracle.
A statue of Mary is carried through the crowd in 2013 at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal. (CNS photo/Paulo Cunha, EPA)
FaithNews
Fatima 100 years later: Why believers, nonbelievers alike are intrigued by Our Lady of the Rosary
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The miracles and unexplained phenomenon that accompanied the events 100 years ago continue to intrigue believers and nonbelievers alike.
Pope Francis prays in front of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima during his general audience in St. Peter's Square. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, pool)
FaithNews
The bond between Our Lady of Fatima and the past three popes
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis made headlines with the canonization of two children, but his adoration cannot match that of St. John Paul II.
Pope Francis prays in front of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 13. The statue, which was present for the May 13 feast of Our Lady of Fatima, is a copy of the original in Fatima, Portugal. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, pool) 
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will canonize two of the children who saw Our Lady of Fatima
Gerard O’Connell
Jacinta and Francisco will be the youngest children ever to be recognized as saints by the church.
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