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Faithful attend the recitation of the Holy Rosary and the candles procession, on the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's visit, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima, Portugal, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The Pope arrived Tuesday for a four-day visit to Portugal.
A pilgrim lies prostrate at the Catholic shrine of Fatima May 11, 2010. Thousands of pilgrims are expected to visit the home of the three young shepherds who reported the 1917 apparition of the Virgin Mary, in Fatima, a day before Pope Benedict XVI's visit.
A pilgrim walks on her knees to fulfil her vows at the Catholic shrine of Fatima May 11, 2010. Thousands of pilgrims are expected to visit the home of the three young shepherds who reported the 1917 apparition of the Virgin Mary, in Fatima, a day before Pope Benedict XVI's visit.
Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd as he arrives for an open-air mass in the Terreiro do Paso in Lisbon, on May 11, 2010. Tens of thousands of massgoers gathered at the giant Terreiro do Paso square applauded and waved white handkerchiefs as the 83-year-old pontiff arrived to celebrate an open-air mass on the banks of the Tagus.
Pilgrims walk on their knees to fulfil their vows at the Catholic shrine of Fatima. May 11, 2010. Thousands of pilgrims are expected to visit the home of the three young shepherds who reported the 1917 apparition of the Virgin Mary, in Fatima, a day before Pope Benedict XVI's visit.