The Serra Club of Springfield is hosting Our Lady of Fatima's Pilgrim Virgin Statue at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 1615 W. Washington St. in Springfield, on Thursday, May 8 at 6 p.m.

A program based around the "America Needs Fatima" life-like statue will include a group rosary and an audio-visual presentation on the 1917 miraculous Fatima apparitions. Religious articles including hand-crafted crucifixes, statues, rosaries, medals and books will also be on display.  

Father Chris House, director of vocations, will be in attendance. For more information on the program, call (217) 529-2617.