VATICAN CITY — Vatican rulings on allegedly supernatural phenomena, such as Marian apparitions, will continue to be released publicly, but official validation of an event’s supernatural status — as has happened at Lourdes, … Learn More
The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announced in June that alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary outside of Rome are not supernatural, upholding the local bishop’s ban … Learn More
The Vatican has published new norms for the church to discern alleged supernatural phenomena, such as Marian apparitions and mystical visions, which streamline the discernment process for bishops, allow the Vatican to … Learn More
Q: When I was an Evangelical I was told there was no such thing as ghosts and that paranormal phenomena were likely demons. What does the church say about this? … Learn More
ROME — The Pontifical International Marian Academy has created a commission to study and monitor cases of alleged Marian apparitions and other mystical phenomena. The new “observatory” or monitoring body … Learn More
