Pilgrims walk around a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary near the church of St. James in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, around 75 miles south of the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on Sunday, June 25 ...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, is the main celebrant at the altar during Mass with Pope Francis for the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ ...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will unveil guidelines for discerning Marian apparitions and other supernatural phenomena on Friday, but it is not the first time that the Vatican’s doctrine office ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated. ROME — The Vatican’s top doctrinal office is centralizing its authority over the investigation of alleged Marian apparitions and other religious phenomena ...

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 Vatican has announced that it will hold a press conference on Friday to discuss “supernatural phenomena,” including apparitions and how the church plans to handle such incidents in the future.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Friday overhauled its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena that have marked church ...

The Vatican’s doctrine office will publish a new document next week on discerning Marian apparitions and other supernatural events. The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Cardinal Víctor ...

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda. (Credit: Diocese of Mamfe.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – In Cameroon, Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda has cautioned Christians about the alleged ...

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican issued new guidelines on Friday recommending a cautious approach to supposed supernatural events such as weeping Madonnas and blood-dripping crucifixes that have for ...

In accordance with new Vatican norms on alleged supernatural phenomena, an Italian bishop has given his "nihil obstat" acknowledging the pastoral and spiritual value of devotion to Our Lady of the ...