Do we know the Third Secret of Fatima?

ÁTIMA, Portugal, May 13 — The Vatican today disclosed the so-called third secret of Fátima, which for decades has kept this shrine of the Virgin Mary at the center of conspiracy theories and doomsday cults. The Vatican described the secret as a vision of the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II.

What did the Third Secret of Fatima say?

The handwritten letter describes vivid images of an “angel with a flaming sword” who pointed to earth and shouted “penance, penance, penance.” It describes a “bishop clothed in white” who was killed by bullets and arrows, whom the Vatican identified as the current pontiff.

Is there a 4th Secret of Fatima?

VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 24, 2007 (Zenit.org)–There is no fourth secret of Fatima, and the third secret in its entirety has already been revealed, says Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. This was confirmed Friday at the official presentation of Cardinal Bertone’s book, L’Ultima Veggente di Fatima, (The Last Fatima Visionary).

Who gave the “secret of Fatima” to the Pope?

According to the records of the Archives, the Commissary of the Holy Office, Father Pierre Paul Philippe, OP, with the agreement of Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, brought the envelope containing the third part of the “secret of Fatima” to Pope John XXIII on 17 August 1959. “After some hesitation”, His Holiness said: “We shall wait. I shall pray.

What is the Third Secret of the Pope?

The Third Secret could pertain to any pope and any city, especially today. It could have been intended for Pope John Paul II, or it could be for a future pontiff, after Pope Francis. It could hardly be a prophecy at all for that matter.

Is the “secret of Fatima” still relevant today?

Even if the events to which the third part of the “secret” of Fatima refers now seem part of the past, Our Lady’s call to conversion and penance, issued at the start of the twentieth century, remains timely and urgent today. “ The Lady of the message seems to read the signs of the times—the signs of our time—with special insight…

Did Lucia reveal the three Fátima Secrets?

Believers say two of the Fátima secrets were revealed in writing by Lucia in the 1940’s. The third secret was put in a sealed envelope and sent to Rome more than 40 years ago.