The Fatima Prophecies

The "miracle at Fatima" is arguably the most well-known apparition of the Blessed Mother. Her appearance to three shepherd children in Portugal in 1917 was, according to many witnesses, accompanied by several unexplained events, including a shared vision of the sun dancing erratically in the sky. During these appearances, "Our Lady" bestowed three prophecies. The first two were disclosed in the early 1940s, but the third and final prophecy was not to be revealed until 1960. But it wasn't until 10 years ago -- in May, 2000 -- that the long-awaited "third prophecy" of Fatima was finally revealed by the Vatican. For some, it was a relief and for others an anticlimactic disappointment... and it remains a controversy to this day.