Our Lady of Fatima

Founding member of CFRs and EWTN host Father Andrew Apostoli dies at age 75
- Dec 15, 2017
Franciscan friar and EWTN host Father Andrew Apostoli, CFR, passed away on the morning of Dec. 13, his community has confirmed.

By Catholic News Agency
New shrine enables Catholics to renew devotion to Fatima, says bishop
- Oct 22, 2017
At the center of the new shrine at St. James Church, is a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary with statues of the three children of Fatima kneeling and praying before her. The statues of the children are spaced so that those who visit can kneel between them and pray.

By Colleen Rowan
Bishop at Mass recalls aunt’s story of being at Fatima for miracle of sun
- Oct 17, 2017
Though the couple was married in the United States, the aunt and uncle of Bishop Dominick J. Lagonegro happened to be visiting family in Portugal Oct. 13, 1917. They “heard what was going on” at Fatima and went to see for themselves, he said, sharing the incredible story of the Miracle of the Sun that his aunt had told him multiple times during his life.

By Mary Chalupsky

Mary’s heart ‘gate of heaven,’ San Francisco archbishop tells Massgoers
- Oct 15, 2017
In a ceremony last week, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone consecrated the Archdiocese of San Francisco to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, saying, “In her maternal presence, Mary is there to advocate for us.”

By Christina Gray
Message of Fatima as important today as 100 years ago, says bishop
- Sep 26, 2017
About 2,000 pilgrims from the Diocese of Bridgeport took a one-day pilgrimage to Washington to visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and the shrine’s new rosary walk and garden. The garden features a white Carrara marble sculpture of Our Lady of Fatima with the three child-visionaries at her feet, Lucia dos Santos and Jacinta and Francisco Marto. On the opposite side is the crucified Christ, sculpted from the same kind of marble.

By Julie Asher
Is the “Marian Option” the key to saving civilization?
- Jul 18, 2017
If we want to talk about conversions, protection from enemies, battling heresy, building culture and so on, Mary’s influence is unparalleled. In “The Marian Option,” Dr. Carrie Gress says even if it does appear that the power of evil is winning in today’s world, we know that Mary is still more powerful.

By Charles Collins