How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
(THE CONVERSATION) For over 40 years, six people from Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, have claimed to see and speak with the Virgin Mary. For almost as long, hordes of pilgrims have ...
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Historic ‘Chair of St. Peter’ on public display in Vatican basilica for first time in 150 years
The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...
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Pope to open Holy Door at Rome prison at beginning of Jubilee 2025
Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will travel to a ...
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Rome Jubilee: Should You Plan A Trip To Rome in 2025?
We absolutely love Rome and had an amazing time visiting it this past summer. During our trip, we noticed many areas were ...
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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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You Can Now Tour an A.I.-Enhanced ‘Digital Twin’ of a 16th-Century Vatican Church
It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...
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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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Vatican Museums Unveils ‘Iconic Statue’ Apollo Belvedere After Years of Restoration Work
“We [the Vatican Museums] are the oldest museum in the world and so people from all around the world now can appreciate the faith, the art, the history, the culture of so many centuries.
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IN PHOTOS: Vatican unveils restored ‘Apollo Belvedere’
This type of restoration... is the expression of what we want the Vatican Museums to be,' says museum director Barbara Jatta VATICAN CITY – The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday, October 15 ...