such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral. Previous approved apparitions have turned these sites into major pilgrimage destinations ...

While the Vatican has acknowledged the “abundant spiritual fruits” experienced by people visiting and praying at the site of ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Why do there seem to be so many Marian apparitions? A: "The increase in reports of apparitions may suggest that there is a spiritual hunger today that goes ...

In the meantime, those of the Catholic faith will continue to tell the story of Brise and the only approved Marian apparition site in the country.

One of the apparitions occurred in 1859 at Champion, Wisconsin. It is the only approved Marian apparition site in the United States. "That is something new," Siegel said of the medallion paintings.