What are the three secrets of Fatima?
• The first “secret” of Fatima is the vision of hell given to the children, together with the prophesies of World War II, the rise of communism, and the eventual triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. • The second “secret” of Fatima is the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. • The third “secret” of Fatima was written down, placed in a sealed envelope, and given to the Bishop of Leiria, Portugal, to be opened and read not before 1960 when it was to “become clearer.” Rather than assume the responsibility of knowing the “secrets of heaven,” the Bishop prudently decided to send it to the Vatican, where it has been reportedly read by at least two popes — John XXIII and John Paul II — but never been officially revealed.
