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May 7, 2020

Our Lady of America apparitions declared "not supernatural"

Members of the Our Lady of the Spring Devotee Association celebrate in 2013 the 60th anniversary of the supposed apparitions of Mary in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico in 1953. A recent bishops' commission says supposed Marian apparitions of Our Lady of America said to have taken place more than six decades ago are not recognized by the Catholic Church and are not appropriate for public devotion.

WASHINGTON -- Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and five other bishops have concluded that alleged apparitions of Our Lady of America -- said to have taken place more than six decades ago -- were not of supernatural origin.

Published in International
April 23, 2017

Fatima at 100: Story of apparitions continues to attract attention

A statue of Mary is carried through the crowd in 2013 at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal. May 13 will mark the 100th anniversary of the first appearance of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal.

VATICAN CITY – While conversion and prayer are at the heart of Mary's messages at Fatima, Portugal, the miracles and unexplained phenomenon that accompanied the events 100 years ago continue to intrigue believers and nonbelievers alike.

Published in Faith
December 3, 2014

Toronto to get the Lourdes experience

A pilgrim group gathers at the Sanctuaries of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. A virtual experience of Lourdes will make its way to Toronto early in the new year.

TORONTO - For most, a trip to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France is a luxury many may never be able to afford.

Published in Canada
May 24, 2012

Vatican publishes rules for verifying Marian apparitions

More than 1,500 visions of Mary have been reported around the world, but in the past century only nine cases have received church approval as worthy of belief.

VATICAN CITY - To help bishops determine the credibility of alleged Marian apparitions, the Vatican has translated and published procedural rules from 1978 that had previously been available only in Latin.

The "Norms regarding the manner of proceedings in the discernment of presumed apparitions or revelations" were approved by Pope Paul VI in 1978 and distributed to the world's bishops, but never officially published or translated into modern languages.

Published in Vatican