The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will preside over a consistory to approve canonisation of the Fatima visionaries, Francisco and Jacinta Marto.
Once the approval of the cardinals is given at the consistory, scheduled to take place on April 20 at 10am, a date for the canonisation of the Blesseds will be set.
Last month, Pope Francis approved the recognition of the miracle attributed to the intercession of the two shepherd children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, thus paving the way for their canonisation.
