The shrine at Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary is venerated as 'Our Lady of Lourdes,' following several apparitions reported in 1858. LandFoto/iStock / Getty Images Plus The Vatican recently ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral.

CHAMPION, Wis. — The Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday designated a Wisconsin spot where an apparition of the Virgin Mary allegedly appeared three times to a Belgian-born nun in 1859 as the only one ...

Over 300 people gathered at the Holy Shrine in Knock, County Mayo, today where they were told the Virgin Mary would appear at 3pm. Joe Coleman, the Dublin-based self proclaimed visionary, predicted ...

Marian apparitions in Ireland share some interesting things in common. In 2019 there was a surprise when a story broke about an antique shop in Tralee, County Kerry. A steady stream of Catholic ...

In June 1981, six children aged 10 to 16 claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared to them on a hilltop near the town. Catholic believers pray at the site where the Virgin Mary is believed to have ...

CHAMPION, Wis. (WLUK) --A holy place in Northeast Wisconsin is entering the next chapter of its 163-year history. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion announced its official name ...

The red dress and long veil are instantly familiar. It’s what this 7-1/2-foot Virgin Mary is holding that’s surprising: an eviction notice. “When you do look at the Virgen, her hands are already to ...

In France, the shrine at Lourdes is surrounded by hundreds of hotels and has received as many as 45,000 pilgrims in a single day. Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico, draws millions of fervent worshipers ...

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