13-05-2017 10:51
Pope Francis to make Fatima child shepherds saints
Fátima (Portugal) (AFP) - Two young shepherds who had visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago in Fatima, a Portuguese site now a global draw for pilgrims, will be declared saints by Pope Francis on Saturday.The Argentine pontiff was greeted by a cheering crowd of hundreds of thousands when he arrived Friday in the central Portuguese town on a pilgrimage to mark the centenary of the first reported apparition on May 13, 1917.Catholic faithful from countries as varied as China, Venezuela an
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