How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
The Vatican has said that the pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, can yield ‘spiritual benefits’ ...
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See the Vatican’s Magnificent Marble Statue of the Greek God Apollo Restored to Its Former Glory
Stefano Costantino / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public ...
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Devotion to Mary leads people to Jesus, to helping others, pope says
Mary is a model of the kind of openness to the Holy Spirit that all Christians should have, an openness that allowed her to ...
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Pope Francis: True Devotion to Mary Always ‘Points to Jesus’
Before concluding his Wednesday audience and imparting his paternal blessing for pilgrims, the Holy Father concluded his ...
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How the Virgin Mary Became the World’s Most Powerful Woman
Today, Boyle said, he’s become “a sort of mouthpiece for Jesus Christ ... where plaster statues can fetch about 30 euros apiece—after receiving a vision of Mary. Apparitions aren’t ...
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Vatican Selects Madonna Statue from Battipaglia for Jubilee Hope Representation
The statue of the Virgin chosen by the Vatican to represent hope during the opening of the Jubilee comes from Battipaglia, a center particularly renowned for buffalo mozzarella. The 19th-century ...
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Medjugorje in limbo
There is rejoicing that the Vatican has recognised the spiritual fruits of the alleged apparitions of Mary in a small town in ...
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Korean mosaic depicting Virgin Mary in 'hanbok' unveiled in Vatican Gardens
A mosaic depicting the Virgin Mary dressed in the traditional ... that serves as the border of Vatican City. The mosaic, which shows the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus dressed in hanbok, is intended ...
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Vatican Investigation and Reformation of the 'Family of Mary'
Initially, it was founded as a benevolent religious association to help churches persecuted by communism during the Cold War when many priests behind the Iron Curtain ended up in prison.
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Key papal aide says Vatican will seek dialogue with Trump
The Holy See has never divided the world into good guys and bad guys, closing the doors to the latter and opening them to the ...
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Vatican sanctions co-founder of ‘Family of Mary’ for psychological and spiritual abuse
cofounder of the Family of Mary, was reached by a three-judge ecclesiastical tribunal Sept. 18 and approved by Pope Francis Oct. 11. The decision was then formalized by the Vatican’s Dicastery ...
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Cindy Wooden
Mary is not a "motionless wax statue," but a disciple who wants to share the good news of Jesus with everyone and ... staying in the Iranian capital, the Vatican secretary of state pleaded with ...