Our Lady told the Fatima children that if Russia was consecrated to her Immaculate Heart, a new era of peace would dawn. In 1984 Pope John Paul II consecrated Russia and the world, and as Fr. Joe notes, Communism collapsed within a few years.
Saint Bernadette was born into a loving family that lived at a mill until they fell on hard times. She was a small girl but was loved dearly and she was brought up in the faith.
Father Joe shares about the Grotto sanctuary in Lourdes and the apparitions of Our Lady to St. Bernadette.