Pope visits shrine in Portuguese town of Fatima

Pope Francis arrives surrounded by bodyguards at Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Fatima, central Portugal (Francisco Seco/AP)

Pope Francis has visited the Portuguese town of Fatima to pray for peace at a shrine that has captivated Catholics for a century.

The shrine is known for apocalyptic prophesies of hell, peace and Soviet communism that have found new relevance with Russia’s war in Ukraine.