Fátima Centennial-US Tour for Peace Honors the apparition of Mary to the 3 children in Portugal

The Fátima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace, which lasts until December 2017, commemorates the apparitions by the Blessed Mother and angel to the children, Lúcia, dos Santos and siblings Francisco and Jacinta Marto, in Fátima, Portugal. As part of the centennial celebration, the official pilgrim statue — one of two identical religios sculptures created decades ago to bring the Fátima message to the world, will travel to parishes, schools and other venues across the US, starting in the Diocese of Metuchen in New Jersey.

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