SW News: American actress Patricia Heaton, who is best known for her roles in several popular television sitcoms, visited the Marian shrine in Fatima, Portugal. The Catholic actress posted images of her visit to the famous Marian shrine on social media with a caption that reads, “A day trip to three places, starting with Fatima, where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three children - Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco who are buried there. A great pilgrimage. I lit candles for so many people!”

Patricia is very vocal about her faith and pro-life views on social media. “Abortion doesn’t only harm women, it eliminates them,” she tweeted in 2019. Patricia is married to actor David Hunt and the couple has 4 children.

The Fatima apparitions refer to a series of events that occurred in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. The events involved the Virgin Mary appearing to three young shepherd children: Lucia Santos and her cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto. The apparitions are considered to be one of the most well-known and significant Marian apparitions of the 20th century. Thousands of pilgrims visit the Fatima shrine every year.