STERRETT, Ala. (RNS) Marija Lunetti, one of six young peasants who claimed that the Virgin Mary began appearing to them in 1981 in Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, says the mother of Jesus is aware of the ...

Such a question might be inspired by a glimpse at the very first pages of the newly published in English book from Sophia Institute Press, The World of Marian Apparitions, by Polish author and ...

Mary is often depicted weeping, a reminder of the 'Seven Sorrows' the Bible recounts her suffering. pratan ounpitipong/Moment via Getty Images Claims of appearances of the Virgin Mary and weeping ...

Pope Francis prays in front of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima during a Marian vigil in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this Oct. 12, 2013, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN ...

2014-10-18T11:54:49-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c28/20141018115755003_hd.jpgMichael Bie, author of It Happened in Wisconsin, a book about historical people ...

A Malaysian archbishop has cautioned Catholics against visiting a controversial Marian shrine in South Korea, echoing a ...

The shrine at Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary is venerated as “Our Lady of Lourdes,” following several apparitions reported in 1858. The Vatican recently announced its plan to set up an ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Once left only to local bishops, the Vatican doctrinal office will now have the ultimate say on apparitions, miracles and the supernatural. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Weeping Madonnas, ...

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 ...

Oct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima and the day on which thousands of people bore witness to the miracle of the dancing sun — a miracle that shattered the prevalent belief at ...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Hispanic Catholics gathered Monday to mark a significant feast day, the birthday of the Virgin Mary, a celebration deeply rooted in faith, culture, and tradition. The Sept. 8 ...

With approval from Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin, a chapel in the town of Champion is now the first approved Marian apparition site in the United States. On Dec. 8, 2010 –the ...