FATIMA, Portugal — Friday seemed like a normal October morning at the Sanctuary of Fátima: As the sun rose in the sky behind the great basilica, dozens of pilgrims arrived, alone or in groups, ...

In May 1917, three Portuguese children declared that they had seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a meadow. In 1992, a witness told the BBC about the "miracles".

Think of the largest and most iconic sculptures on the planet. Do the Statue of Liberty in New York or Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro come to mind? Now, an even taller statue has debuted: the ...