A top Vatican official has quashed rumours that the world-famous Fatima shrine is to be turned into a multi-faith pilgrim centre.

A top Vatican official has quashed rumours that the world-famous Fatima shrine is to be turned into a multi-faith pilgrim centre. Devotees of the revered Portuguese shrine were shocked and dismayed this week at the reports, which a leading UK devotee said would be a “total abandonment” of what the shrine stands for. CCI carried several stories by the PORTUGAL NEWS on the construction project planned for Fatima, which suggested that Fatima was going to be rebuilt in a way that diluted the primacy of the Catholic faith. Personally, I’ll reserve final judgement until after I see the building plans…