Our Lady of Fátima ; formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima) is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal. The three children were Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto. José Alves Correia da Silva, Bishop of Leiria, declared the events worthy of belief on 13 October 1930.
The Portuguese Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Portugal, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome, under the Portuguese Episcopal Conference. The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian organisation. It is Portugal's largest religion and its former state religion, and has existed in the territory since the Iberian Peninsula was ruled by the Roman Empire.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a Roman Catholic devotional name used to refer to the Catholic view of the interior life of Mary, mother of Jesus, her joys and sorrows, her virtues and hidden perfections, and, above all, her virginal love for God the Father, her maternal love for her son Jesus Christ, and her motherly and compassionate love for all mankind. Traditionally, the Immaculate Heart is depicted pierced with seven swords or wounds, in homage to the seven dolors of Mary and roses, usually red or white, wrapped around the heart.
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia covering the Greater Perth, Goldfields-Esperance, Peel and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Geraldton is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth, covering the Mid West, Western Australia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta is a diocese located in the city of Abeokuta in the Ecclesiastical province of Lagos in Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano is a diocese located in the city of Kano in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.
In the small Mediterranean island nation of Malta the predominant religion is Roman Catholicism.
The consecration and entrustment to the Virgin Mary is a personal or collective act of Marian devotion among Catholics, with the Latin terms oblatio, servitus, commendatio and dedicatio being used in this context. Consecration is an act by which a person is dedicated to a sacred service, or an act which separates an object, location or region from a common and profane mode to one for sacred use. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments clarifies that in this context, "It should be recalled, however, that the term "consecration" is used here in a broad and non-technical sense: the expression is use of 'consecrating children to Our Lady', by which is intended placing children under her protection and asking her maternal blessing for them".
The Our Lady of the Desert Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the Sam Nujoma road of Francistown in the District Northeast in the eastern part of the African country of Botswana, which serves as the seat of the Bishop of the Vicariate apostolic of Francistown was established on June 27, 1998, with the bull "Ad aptius" Pope John Paul II.
The Sacred Heart Cathedral also simply called Cathedral of Freetown, is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the Howe street of the town of Freetown, capital and most populous city of the African country of Sierra Leone.
The Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral is a religious building of the Catholic Church which is located in Bang Nok Khwaek, in the district of Bang Khonthi, province of Samut Songkhram in the central part of the Asian country of Thailand.
The Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima Also Ciudad Guayana Pro-Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and serves as the temporary cathedral or pro-cathedral of the Diocese of Ciudad Guayana in Ciudad Guayana in Puerto Ordaz, close to Guayana Avenue, part of Ciudad Guayana in Bolívar state in the east of the South American country of Venezuela.
Kevin Joseph Aje was a Nigerian Catholic prelate, who served as the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, from 1985 to 2011.
The Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral also called Catholic Maronite Cathedral of Ibadan Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Ibadan capital of the state of Oyo in the southwest of the African country of Nigeria. It should not be confused with the Cathedral of St. Mary in the same city but that follows the Latin or Roman rite and is home of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibadan.
The Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral also called Sumbe Cathedral Is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church located in the city of Sumbe in the province of Cuanza Sul, west of the African country of Angola. As its name indicates it is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
The Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral also called Inhambane Cathedral Is the name that receives a religious building affiliated to the Catholic Church that is located in the city of Inhambane In the province of the same name to the south of the African country of Mozambique. The current structure dates from 1974 and replaces the old cathedral of Inhambane that has a strong Portuguese influence and now has the condition of parochial church.
The Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, also called Abuja Cathedral, is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church located on the Funmilayo Kuti street in Garki in the city of Abuja the capital of the African country of Nigeria. It serves as the procathedral or temporary cathedral of Abuja and is expected to be replaced by the Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles in the same city when it is completed.
The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral also called Boma Cathedral Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Boma in the province of Bas Congo in the western part of the African country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It should not be confused with the «Old Cathedral» also dedicated to the Assumption of Mary in the same locality.
The Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral Also Jardim Cathedral Is the name that receives a religious building that belongs to the Catholic Church and serves as the cathedral located in the city Jardim in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the South American country of Brazil.
