Fátima Movie Release
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:35 PM
Oct. 13 marks the 92nd anniversary of the famous final apparition of the Virgin Mary at Fátima, Portugal, in 1917.
This year, the date has an additional significance: It marks the formal release in the United States of a new and highly acclaimed movie about Fátima, The 13th Day.
The promotional trailer posted with this blog entry provides a glimpse of the movie’s contents. Information about... READ MORE
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Pope to Visit Fatima
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, September 25, 2009 11:38 AM
According to Rome Reports, Pope Benedict XVI will visit Fatima next year.
The Pope’s visit in May to the Portuguese shrine is likely to take place on May 13, 2010 — the 93rd anniversary of the Virgin Mary’s first appearance to three shepherd children, Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco.
Filed under benedict xvi, fatima
Fatima on Film
Posted by Tim Drake
Monday, June 08, 2009 11:08 AM
Religious stories, visually told, still attract audiences, it would seem. The wondrous story of the miracles at Fatima never ceases to inspire. The latest creative effort profiling the events at Fatima is the result of the work of filmmakers Ian and Dominic Higgins at 13th Day Films. Their film, The 13th Day is currently seeking a distributor. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in... READ MORE
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JPII Knifed at Fatima
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:42 PM
John Paul II prays at Fatima in 1982. (CNS)
That might seem to be a far-fetched headline.
But according to Pope John Paul II’s former secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, John Paul was indeed wounded by a knife-wielding deranged priest when he visited Fatima, Portugal, in 1982.
Cardinal Dziwisz discussed the May 12, 1982, attack in “Testimony,” a new Polish-produced documentary film based on the biographical book of the same... READ MORE
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Thanksgiving, Fatima, etc.
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Monday, October 13, 2008 11:00 AM
Fatima's newspaper reports on the miracle of the sun. (wiki)
Blogging will be light today. The Register’s offices are closed for Columbus Day and our regular blogger, Contributing Editor Tom McFeely, is celebrating Canada’s Thanksgiving Day.
It’s also the 91st anniversary of the miracle of the Sun in Fatima, which is the occasion of the miracle being reported anew in Ohio.
Fatima’s message of praying the rosary daily has bigtime papal approval ...
Pope... READ MORE
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