Leo XIV’s Fatima Pilgrimage: Neo-Church Exploits Assassination Site for Marian Manipulation
VaticanNews portal (May 13, 2026) reports that before the General Audience on May 13, Pope Leo XIV stopped and knelt at the spot in St. Peter’s Square where John Paul II was shot in 1981, linking the event to the “memorial of Our Lady of Fatima.” The article describes how Leo XIV dedicated his catechesis to the “Blessed Virgin Mary” and called pilgrims to turn their gaze to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, where she “entrusted a message of peace to the three shepherd children.” He also entrusted “the cry for peace and harmony” to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The article recounts the assassination attempt on John Paul II, his forgiveness of his attacker, and his use of the phrase “Totus tuus ego sum.” This orchestrated display of Marian devotion by the conciliar sect at the site of a historical shooting is not merely a commemoration but a calculated exploitation of trauma to reinforce the false Fatima narrative and the apostate neo-church’s authority, diverting attention from the true state of the Church and the supernatural dangers of our times.







