By OSV News Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos, the last surviving Fatima visionary, died in the Carmelite cloister in Coimbra, Portugal, in February 2005 at the age of 97. At the time of her death, St. John Paul II recalled their “bonds of spiritual friendship that intensified with the passing of time.” “I always felt […]
Conference to connect Divine Mercy to Fatima
The Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy is hosting a three-day conference, “Divine Mercy and the Message of Fatima,” at the Hawaii Convention Center, May 24-26, that will feature relics of the sainted Fatima visionaries and a famous Fatima statue. The conference will focus on the connection of the Divine Mercy devotion, inspired by apparitions […]
Nun’s recovery recognized as 70th official Lourdes miracle
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — As the Catholic Church celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, a French bishop announced the 70th officially recognized miraculous cure of a pilgrim to the Lourdes grotto where Mary appeared 160 years ago. Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonnin of Beauvais formally declared Feb. 11 “the prodigious, miraculous […]
Reader contribution: Passing the Fatima devotion down through the generations
By Anita Durocher As I sit here writing this article, I feel so blessed and honored to be able to share my love for Our Lady. Due to my Portuguese heritage, Our Lady of Fatima is especially near and dear to me. I can recall the day our pastor, Father Anthony Rapozo, asked me if […]
Photo: 100th anniversary of Fatima
A wooden statue of Our Lady of Fatima normally housed in the office of Bishop Larry Silva was brought to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Oct. 13, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the appearance of the Blessed Mother to three children in Fatima, Portugal. Throughout the day, hundreds of faithful stopped […]
Diocese urging parishes to commemorate Fatima centennial
The Diocese of Honolulu is encouraging every parish, oratory and school to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima on Oct. 13. Such a commemoration would also provide an opportunity to earn a plenary indulgence being granted by Pope Francis. In a memo sent out by the diocesan Office […]
Fatima as important today as 100 years ago, says bishop
By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Our Lady of Fatima’s message about prayer, conversion and peace that she imparted to three shepherd children in a field in Portugal “is as important now as it has ever been since” she appeared a century ago, a Connecticut bishop told Massgoers Sept. 23 in Washington. “We […]
At Fatima, cardinal consecrates Lebanon, Middle East to Mary
By Catholic News Service FATIMA, Portugal — Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai consecrated Lebanon and all the Middle East to Mary in Fatima, praying for peace and stability. Thousands of faithful from the Middle East as well as Lebanese diaspora from around the world also made the pilgrimage for the “Lebanon Day in Fatima,” which began […]
Cathedral to display Fatima statue for plenary indulgence
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is offering opportunities to receive a plenary indulgence in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. The church is granting a plenary indulgence those who visit with devotion an image of Our Lady of Fatima displayed for public veneration on the […]
Honolulu cathedral to join in world rosary for priests
By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald Honolulu’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on June 23 will join more than 120 churches in 50 countries in the eighth Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests, a continuous, around-the-world, 24-hour recitation of the rosary. The purpose of the world-wide event is to pray for the […]