The Atheist Journalist’s Words at Fatima | The Document No One Was Supposed to Read

The Atheist Journalist’s Words at Fatima | The Document No One Was Supposed to Read

On October 13, 1917, in Fatima, Portugal, thousands of people gathered in the rain to witness what would go down in history as the Miracle of the Sun.

But one of the most surprising witnesses was not a priest. He was not a devout pilgrim. He was not a man sent by the Church.

His name was Avelino de Almeida, a journalist for the Portuguese newspaper O Século, a publication connected to the republican and anti-clerical world. He had gone to Fatima as a skeptical observer, during a very difficult historical period for the Catholic Church in Portugal.

And yet, just a few days later, that very newspaper published an account that would make the world talk: before an immense crowd, the sun seemed to tremble, move, and “dance” in the sky.

In this video, we reconstruct the historical account of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima, the role of Avelino de Almeida, the article published in O Século on October 15, 1917, the crowd gathered at the Cova da Iria, the rain, the mud, and the testimonies.

Fatima is not only a story from the past. It is a call to faith, prayer, conversion, and a return to God.

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Chapters

00:00 The Atheist Sent to Fatima
01:42 Portugal Against the Church
02:55 Rain, Mud, and Thousands of Witnesses
04:04 The Account Published in O Século
04:30 When the Sun Seemed to Fall
05:52 The Words of the Atheist Journalist
06:50 The Document That Shook Portugal
09:00 Avelino de Almeida and His Testimony
11:30 Final Reflection and Prayer

Sources You Can Check

Official Shrine of Fatima — Chronology of the Three Shepherd Children
The official website of the Shrine reports that on October 13, 1917, the Cova da Iria stood before “a sea of people” and cites the October 15 account from O Século, attributed to Avelino de Almeida, with the description of the sun that “danced.”

World Apostolate of Fatima / Blue Army — “Astounding Things! How the Midday Sun Danced at Fatima”
Publishes an English translation of Avelino de Almeida’s account, which appeared in O Século on October 15, 1917, and explains that the newspaper was founded as an organ of the anti-clerical Republican Party.

Wikimedia Commons / Hemeroteca Digital — Ilustração Portuguesa, October 29, 1917
Archive of the Ilustração Portuguesa page from October 29, 1917, with images of the crowd looking toward the sun during the events at Fatima.

O Século, October 15, 1917 — Avelino de Almeida
Historical account cited by the official Shrine of Fatima in Documentação Crítica de Fátima, vol. III, with reference to the Lisbon edition of the newspaper O Século.

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