On this October 13, 2025, we celebrate the 108th anniversary of Our Lady’s last apparition in Fatima and of the miracle of the sun. In the eve of this and as part of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality program in Rome, 11-12 October, the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima will travel from Cova da Iria to the Vatican. An official delegation of World Apostolate of Fatima will be present in Rome representing the worldwide Fatima Apostolate.

At the same time, on October 13, there will be the 25th annual Worldwide Children's Holy Hour, of which the World Apostolate of Fatima is a spiritual partner since the very beginning.

The World Apostolate of Fatima members are invited to promote the Children’s Holy Hour program in their own places throughout the entire year. However, on October 13^th, in union with the Children of the Eucharist association, let us join in this global effort to bring children to pray before the Blessed Sacrament, for the families, for the Holy Father and for Peace, imitating the Saints little shepherds of Fatima. Find here more information.

The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life held its annual meeting with the Moderators of associations of the faithful, ecclesial movements and new communities, in the Vatican, from June 4-6, 2025.

The meeting under the theme “Hope Lived and Proclaimed: the Gift of the Jubilee for Ecclesial Communities”, brought together 234 people from 95 international associations of the faithful and ecclesial movements recognized by the Dicastery.

The World Apostolate of Fatima was represented by its President, Prof. Michael Ogunu, by its Treasurer, Mr. David Kelly and by the Director of the Secretariat, Mr. Nuno Prazeres. Read here the full report, with photos.

The Vatican has granted the Convent-Shrine of Pontevedra, in Spain, the privilege of celebrating a Marian Jubilee Year from December 10, 2025, to December 10, 2026, on the centenary of the apparition of Our Lady and the Child Jesus to Sister Lucia.

It was during this apparition, on December 10, 1925, that the devotion of the First Five Saturdays of the month was requested by Our Lady.  The devotion consists in going for Confessing, receiving Holy Communion, reciting five decades of the rosary, and keeping Our Lady’s company for 15 minutes while meditating on the mysteries of the rosary, with the intention of making reparation to Her Immaculate Heart. 

The commemoration will begin on December 10, 2025, date of the apparition and will be extended to December 2026. In granting this Jubilee Year, the Holy See is offering a special period of spiritual graces to all those who shall make a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Pontevedra and fulfill the required precepts to obtain the indulgences of the jubilee.

The House of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Pontevedra, is run by the religious congregation Servants of the Lord, who are also setting up a network of volunteers to assist in welcoming the pilgrims and visitors during the centenary year. A set of pastoral activities will also mark the occasion. The official program for the celebrations of the centenary will hopefully be soon released. Here is the webpage, in Spanish, with more information.

The World Apostolate of Fatima has launched an International Congress in Fatima and a pilgrimage to Pontevedra and Santiago of Compostela from December 5 to 12, 2025, with the purpose to grow in knowledge and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to join the solemn celebrations of the centenary of the apparitions in Pontevedra, highlighting the importance of the First Saturdays request.

Registrations are still open! If you have not registered yet, please rush to do it and do not miss this unique opportunity. For more information and registration click here. 

The Jubilee of 2025 declared by Pope Francis begun on December 24, 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door and will last until January 6, 2026. A Jubilee is a special year of grace to celebrate with joy the gift of redemption that God has offered us through Christ. Centered on the theme “Pilgrims of Hope”, this special year is an invitation to embark on a pilgrimage of hope, so that, "through our witness, may hope spread to all those who anxiously seek it”.

The World Apostolate of Fatima, in the spirit of the Jubilee, encourages its members and the faithful in general, to use this special time to receive the gift of salvation, through a renewed, living and personal encounter with Christ and also by living more authentically the message of Our Lady of Fatima.

The Jubilee Year is marked by pilgrimages, plenary indulgences - meaning the forgiveness of sins - and the passing through the Holy Doors, opened in Rome, for the occasion. The Vatican has set up a webpage with relevant information regarding the Jubilee events in Rome. It can be consulted here.

Among all the major events, the World Apostolate of Fatima wishes to single out the following ones: 7-9 June 2025: Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities and on 11-12 October: Jubilee of Marian Spirituality. Participation in these two events by the Apostolate is important and will also be an opportunity to strengthen ties between the members, while witnessing the love and devotion to Our Lady of Fatima.  

Year 2025 also marks the Centenary of Our Lady’s apparition to Sister Lucia, in Pontevedra, Spain, on December 10, 1925, where She asked for the First Saturdays devotion. Therefore, the World Apostolate of Fatima is organizing an International Congress and Pilgrimage, in Fatima and Pontevedra, from December 5 to 12, 2025 to mark this ephemerid.

The Shrine of Fatima in Portugal, in tune with the Jubilee, has prepared several initiatives to offer the pilgrims a unique experience of faith, namely through catechesis, the prayer of consecration to Our Lady at the end of each celebration, the temporary exhibition “To Serve, the Only Preaching” and the display at the precinct of the shrine of the festive portico, which was used during the year of the Centenary of the Apparitions.

Let us live this Jubilee as true children of Mary, full of Christian hope, entrusting to God who we are and what we do to, assured that our hopes will not be dashed.  

February 13, 2025, marks the 20^th anniversary of Sister Lucia’s death, at the age of 97, in her Carmelite convent.

We take this date to make it a special day to recall Sister Lucia’s memorable contribution for the spreading of Our Lady’s message and her faithful obedience to God and to the Church.

Besides, we also ask you and your groups to increase your prayers to God for obtaining the needed miracle that is required through the intercession of Venerable Sister Lucia to open the doors for her beatification.

On February 13, the Carmelite convent in Coimbra will have a special program to mark the day. It will include a conference about Sister Lucia at 16h00 and the Holy Mass presided by the bishop of Coimbra at 18h00 (local time)

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