Portugal
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Lisbon basks in joy as World Youth Day opens
By PAULINA GUZIK, OSV News
Published August 2, 2023Joyful, singing crowds were walking through Lisbon long after the opening Mass of World Youth Day 2023 was over Aug. 1. Youth from all countries of the world except from Maldives arrived for the event, including more than 28,600 individuals from across the United States.
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Pilgrims immersed in prayers at Marian shrines of Fatima, Lourdes
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published June 23, 2017FATIMA, Portugal—In the warm darkness, thousands of faces were illuminated by candlelight. People bunched together around a small chapel where the rosary was being led. Every five Hail Marys began in a different language. The fragrance of wax filled the air. The huge open square twinkled here and there where people sat holding candles. At […] Full Story
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Pope: Honor the believing, tender Mary, not a ‘plaster statue’
By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, Catholic News Service
Published May 18, 2017FATIMA, Portugal (CNS)—Mary’s example of believing and following Jesus is what matters most; she cannot be some image “of our own making” who Christians barter with for mercy, Pope Francis said. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, the pope asked tens of thousands of pilgrims May 12 to […] Full Story
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Fatima seers become church’s youngest non-martyred saints
By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, Catholic News Service
Published May 18, 2017FATIMA, Portugal (CNS)—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. “We declare and define Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto as saints,” the […] Full Story