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Our Lady of Fatima of Karachi
The church of Our Lady of Fatima, in Karachi, Pakistan, is one of the historical parishes of the archdiocese: its first stone was placed in 1953 and was consecrated in 1963. It's a protected building as a city heritage.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The enclosure includes a bell tower and a grotto that represents the apparition of the Virgin to the three pastoralists of Fatima in 1917.
- Since 1957 it has maintained a continuous series of parish priests: first Franciscans, then Dominicans and diocesan priests.
- The parish life is intense: Legion of Mary, Society of San Vicente de Paul, chorus and ministries; next to the temple there is a school for girls.
- It is a focus of devotion to the Virgin of Fatima for the Pakistani Catholic minority, who lives his faith with great perseverance.
Our Lady of Fatima (Karachi)
In a country of Muslim majority, this parish is a devotional, fatimite heart: the Virgin's grotto welcomes the daily prayer of a small and fervent community that entrusts Mary to her intentions.
"Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us."
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