Oct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima and the day on which thousands of people bore witness to the miracle of the dancing sun — a miracle that shattered the prevalent belief at ...

LOS ANGELES — There have been a number of Marian apparitions approved by the Catholic Church, but none has generated more devotions — and controversy — than those that occurred in Fátima, Portugal, in ...

The Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima happens each year on May 13. This annual commemoration offers the faithful the opportunity to learn a little more about the events that transpired in 1916 and 1917; ...

May 13th is the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady to three young shepherd children in the town of Fatima in Portugal in 1917. She appeared six times to Lucia, who was 9 years old; her cousin ...

The new movie, "Fatima," retells the story of three children from the village of Fatima in Portugal. In 1917 these children said they witnessed a visitation from the Virgin Mary. Since that experience ...

The cause for beatification of Sister Lucia dos Santos, the eldest child to witness the Fatima apparitions, has taken a step forward. In a meeting at the Vatican, the postulators for Lucia’s cause ...

Three Portuguese children (Jorge Lamelas, left, Alejandra Howard and Stephanie Gil) see an apparition in "Fatima," an account of the events leading to "the Miracle of the Sun" in 1917. (Claudio ...

Pope Francis announced Tuesday that he will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, fulfilling a 1917 vision purportedly revealed to Portuguese children that such a blessing ...

“Fatima” chronicles mystical events leading to what believers call “the Miracle of the Sun” in October 1917, in Fatima, Portugal. The film follows three young shepherd children — principally ...