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What’s the Vatican saying about alleged apparitions?

New rules for assessing apparitions have a led to a stream of decisions

Luke Coppen
Jul 16, 2024
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Since the Vatican unveiled a new streamlined process for evaluating alleged apparitions in May, a steady stream of rulings have followed.

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, pictured outside of Westminster Cathedral in London, England, on June 22, 2024. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

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