The next day, the Pope canonized both Francisco and Jacinta Marto as Catholic saints while presiding over a mass in front of the Our Lady of Fátima statue located in the Sanctuary's Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary.
The next day, the Pope met with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and prayed in front of the tombs of Francisco and Jacinta Marto. He then canonized both Francisco and Jacinta Marto as Catholic saints while presiding over a mass in front of a large crowd at Sanctuary's Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary.