Marian visions
What’s going on when the Virgin Mary appears and statues weep? The answers aren’t just about science or the supernatural
By Mathew Schmalz — May 1, 2023
(The Conversation) — Investigating supernatural claims is a delicate task for the church, and Catholic leaders rarely label them as authentic.
Church confirms Argentine apparitions as ‘supernatural’
By guest — August 15, 2016
SAN NICOLAS DE LOS ARROYOS, Argentina (RNS) Once a month, thousands of devout Catholics descend on this city, where an uneducated resident said she began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary on Sept. 25, 1983.
Could an Alabama shrine become the next Catholic pilgrimage site?
By Greg Garrison — July 17, 2012
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) Could a Virgin Mary statue under a pine tree in the middle of a cow pasture in rural Alabama one day become an officially recognized international pilgrimage site of the Roman Catholic Church? By Greg Garrison.
Vatican details rules on Virgin Mary sightings
By Alessandro Speciale — May 23, 2012
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has published the rules used to judge alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary as more and more sightings gather widespread publicity before the church has been able to judge them. By Alessandro Speciale.
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