Oct 9, 2026 · 39 min · 9 segments
In a remote, rain-soaked valley, three young shepherd children make a declaration that shocks their deeply divided nation: a heavenly lady has promised a public miracle that will force the world to…
The monarchy had been overthrown in 1910 and replaced by the Portuguese Republic.
The new government moved quickly to reduce po- the power of the Catholic Church.
Religious orders were suppressed, church property was seized, religious instruction was removed from schools, and in 1911, Portugal formally separated church and state.
Portugal had entered the First World War, and Portuguese soldiers were fighting in Europe and Africa.
It was in this setting, in a small rural parish about 80 miles north of Lisbon, that three children claimed something unusual was happening.
Their names were Lucia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto, who was-
What was happening in Portugal at this time? They were planning a family trip to New Bedford.
The children lived near the village of Aljustrel, guessing on the pronunciation of that, uh, in the parish of Fatima.
Their families raised sheep, and the children regularly took the animals out to graze.
The monarchy had been overthrown in 1910 and replaced by the Portuguese Republic.
The new government moved quickly to reduce po- the power of the Catholic Church.
Religious orders were suppressed, church property was seized, religious instruction was removed from schools, and in 1911, Portugal formally separated church and state.
Portugal had entered the First World War, and Portuguese soldiers were fighting in Europe and Africa.
It was in this setting, in a small rural parish about 80 miles north of Lisbon, that three children claimed something unusual was happening.
Their names were Lucia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto, who was-
What was happening in Portugal at this time? They were planning a family trip to New Bedford.
The children lived near the village of Aljustrel, guessing on the pronunciation of that, uh, in the parish of Fatima.
Their families raised sheep, and the children regularly took the animals out to graze.
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