Sr. Angela de Fatima Coelho grew up in Porto, Portugal and joined the Alianca de Santa Maria in 1995. Since 2009, she has served as vice postulator for the Causes of Canonization for Saints Francisco and Jacinta of Fatima; they were canonized on May 13, 2017. In 2012 she became Roman postulator. In 2014, she became the vice postulator for the Cause of Canonization for Sister Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, OCD.