Fatima Night Vigils of Reparation to Restore Belief in the Holy Eucharist
by Barb Ernster – In support of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival (NER), the World Apostolate of Fatima is asking parishes in every diocese to host a Fatima Night Vigil of Reparation to renew the Church and help return Catholics, practicing and non-practicing, to belief in the real presence of Jesus in the […]
The Wonders of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue – Celebrating 75 Years
Despite Sister Lucia’s misgivings after the start of World War II that the message of Fatima was not getting out to the world, one could say that she is ultimately responsible for its spread worldwide. Not only did she help formulate the Blue Army Pledge that is still used today, she guided the work of […]
Sister Lucia Formulated the Blue Army Pledge
by Barb Ernster – The Blue Army Pledge was formulated with the help of Sister Lucia on August 12, 1946. Our co-founder, John Haffert had been given permission by the Bishop of Fatima, Jose Alves Correia da Silva, to come to Portugal and interview Lucia, who was then a Dorothean Sister in Porto. Mr. Haffert […]