Pope OKs sainthood for Fatima siblings

— Pope Francis is making five more child saints: Two Portuguese shepherd children who said the Virgin Mary appeared to them in Fatima 100 years ago, and three Mexican adolescents who were killed for their Catholic faith in the 16th century.

Francis signed the decrees Thursday, raising the likelihood that he might canonize the Por- tuguese siblings Francisco and Jacinta Marto during his upcoming trip to the Fatima shrine.

In the case of the Mexicans, Francis declared the three Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala worthy of sainthood without having a miracle attributed to their intercession, once again sidestepping the Vatican’s typical saint-making process.