She came to the little village of Fatima which had remained faithful to the Catholic Church during the recent persecutions by the government. Our Lady came with a message from God to every man ...

The site, now a pilgrimage destination featuring hotels, convents, and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, drew 6.3 million visitors in 2019, the last year before the pandemic; in 2017 ...

The primary building at the shrine is the Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima, a gleaming Neoclassical church begun on May 13, 1928, and consecrated on October 7, 1953. Its slender central spire rises ...