Tens of thousands of Portuguese and foreign pilgrims took part in the second and final day of the annual pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Fatima in central Portugal. The date of the Catholic pilgrimage coincides with the 106th anniversary of the appearance of St. Fatima to three children, when she told them important messages about the future and the world. According to Catholic belief, the Virgin Mary appeared there six times between May 13 and October 13, 1917.
Tens of thousands of Portuguese and foreign pilgrims took part in the second and final day of the annual pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Fatima in central Portugal. The date of the Catholic pilgrimage coincides with the 106th anniversary of the appearance of St. Fatima to three children, when she told them important messages about the future and the world. According to Catholic belief, the Virgin Mary appeared there six times between May 13 and October 13, 1917.