Pope Francis Consecrates His Pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima

On April 8, 2013, on the occasion of the opening of the Plenary Assembly of the Portuguese Bishops Conference, Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo, Archbishop of Lisbon, announced that Pope Francis had asked him twice to consecrate his pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima.

“This is an order that I can carry out in the silence of prayer. But it would be better for the whole Bishops Conference to join in the fulfillment of this request. Mary will guide us in all our works and also in the manner in which we satisfy this desire of the pope,” the cardinal added.

This consecration will take place on May 13 of this year, during the international pilgrimage for the 96th anniversary of the apparitions, in a ceremony presided over by Abp. Orani Tempesta, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Cardinal Policarpo announced that he would personally compose the prayer of consecration.

Source:  Fatima Shrine – DICI no. 274 dated April 26, 2013