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Vatican centralizes investigations on claims of Virgin Mary apparitions – but local Catholics have always had a say

  • Written by Deirdre de la Cruz, Associate Professor of History and Asian Languages and Culture, University of Michigan
Vatican centralizes investigations on claims of Virgin Mary apparitions – but local Catholics have always had a sayThe shrine at Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary is venerated as 'Our Lady of Lourdes,' following several apparitions reported in 1858.LandFoto/iStock / Getty Images Plus

The Vatican recently announced its plan to set up an “observatory” at one of its several academic institutions, the Pontificia Academia Mariana Internationalis, to...

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