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Alleged apparitions in Slovakia: What’s the Vatican saying?

The DDF has given a green light to devotions associated with an alleged Marian apparition

Luke Coppen
Jul 09, 2025
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The Vatican’s doctrinal office gave the green light Wednesday to devotion associated with alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Slovakia.

The pilgrimage site on Mount Zvir, Slovakia, in 2017. Palickap/wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published July 9 a letter from its prefect, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, approv…

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