Thursday, May 24, 2007

The Big Question: Why is there a shrine at Fatima, and what is its significance for Catholics?

By Paul Vallely
Published: 24 May 2007

Why are we asking this question now?

The shrine at Fatima is regarded as the holiest site in Portugal, and it was there yesterday that the parents of Madeleine McCann made a pilgrimage to pray for a miracle in the search for the missing four-year-old. Indeed it is one of the most celebrated sites in Roman Catholicism. continue...

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