Pope Francis visited the Portuguese town of Fatima to pray for peace at a shrine known for apocalyptic prophesies of hell, peace and Soviet communism that have found new relevance with Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Pope Francis addresses the faithful after praying the rosary at the Catholic holy shrine of Fatima, in central Portugal, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Francis is in Portugal through the weekend to preside over the 37th World Youth Day, a jamboree that St. John Paul II launched in the 1980s to encourage young Catholics in their faith. Pope Francis prays in front of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima at the shrine in Fatima, central Portugal, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.
John Paul II launched in the 1980s to encourage young Catholics in their faith. Pope Francis arrives surrounded by bodyguards at Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, central Portugal Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Pope Francis is in Portugal through the weekend into Sunday’s 37th World Youth Day to preside over the jamboree that St. John Paul II launched in the 1980s to encourage young Catholics in their faith.
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