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Pope Francis in Fatima for 100th anniversary, canonization

5/12/17

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa, Congo, is showered with flowers. PAUL HARING | CNS

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Joao Baptista and his wife, Lucila Yuri, (right) greet Sr. Angela Coelho, postulator of the Fatima miracle (left) in Portugal. PAULO NOVAIS | EPA VIA CNS

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Pope Francis visits Fatima to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions. PAUL HARING | CNS

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Pope Francis greets a girl after arriving May 12 in Leiria, Portugal. PAUL HARING | CNS

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Pope Francis arrives in Fatima aboard a helicopter May 12. L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO | CNS

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Pope Francis places flowers near a statue of Mary as he prays in the Little Chapel of the Apparitions in Fatima. PAUL HARING | CNS

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Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, two of the shepherd children who saw Mary, during his visit to Fatima May 13. He is making the two-day visit to Fatima to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions.

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Pope Francis in Fatima for 100th anniversary, canonization

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