Celebrating the 100th anniversary of apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, Pope Francis will lead the evening recitation of rosary and celebrate Mass on the anniversary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima when he visits Portugal on May 12-13.
The Pope will make the two-day pilgrimage to the site where Mary appeared to three shepherd children on May 13, 1917. The apparitions continued once a month until October 13, 1917, and later were declared worthy of belief by the Catholic Church.
During his visit, the Pope also will meet with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and have lunch with the bishops of Portugal.
