Age-old miracle still attracts millions

While
the number of practising Catholics in Portugal and elsewhere in Europe is in
decline, the Sanctuary of Fátima remains one of the most visited Catholic
places of pilgrimage in the world. Pilgrims
will be pouring in this weekend for the 102nd anniversary of the “Miracle of
the Sun”.  



According
to Sanctuary statistics, the annual number of visitors to Fátima over the past
ten years has