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.

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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 ...

(The Conversation) — The Vatican plans to set up an ‘observatory’ to investigate apparitions of the Virgin Mary. A scholar of global Christianity explains why this is a major shift in how apparitions ...

FILE - Pilgrims walk on a rocky terrain to say their prayers on the Hill Of Appearance in Medjugorje, 100 kilometers south of Sarajevo, June 25, 2012. VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is providing its ...

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

Associate Professor of History and Asian Languages and Culture, University of Michigan The Vatican recently announced its plan to set up an “observatory” at one of its several academic institutions, ...

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.

The events reportedly began after the couple brought back an image of Our Lady of Peace from Medjugorje in 2014. The Vatican’s intervention is in regards to the claims by self-styled visionary Gisella ...