<p class="title_brown">Pastoral Centre of Paul&nbsp; VI</p>

<p class="subtitle_brown">Shrine of Fatima&nbsp;</p>

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The Pastoral Centre of Paul VI &ndash; so called in honor of the first pope who came as pilgrim of Fatima, in May 1967 - is located on the western edge of the Shrine of Fatima, beyond the avenue D. Jos&eacute; Alves Correia da Silva.<br />
Inaugurated by Pope John Paul II in 1982, when he visited for the first time the Shrine of Cova da Iria, the Pastoral Centre John Paul VI was design by Jos&eacute; Carlos Loureiro, according to a program the Shrine of Fatima defined thinking in the pastoral of the Church in the contemporary world. In addition to the Shrine welcoming events to its pilgrims, the Pastoral Centre of John Paul VI welcomes the different groups which on a national level seize the spirit of Fatima to meet in formation (congresses, meetings and conferences) and celebrate, according to their spirituality and charisma, the Christian faith.<br />
Its large auditorium is one of the widest of the country with a capacity for more than 2000 seats. In it one can find the sculpture &ldquo;Risen Christ&rdquo; signed, in 1987, by Lagoa Henriques. In addition to this space, the building has other meeting spaces of large capacity and others prepared for smaller groups. Authors like Jos&eacute; Rodrigues, Irene Vilar and Gra&ccedil;a Costa Cabral join J&uacute;lio Resende, who signed the stained glass in this complex&acute;s chapel.</p>
