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 sites of Marian apparitions “help inculcate a Catholic ... approved apparitions, Laycock said. Copies had been, however, leaked before then. Pope Francis’ devotion to the Virgin Mary ...

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 ...

Previous approved apparitions have turned ... children to the roster of Catholic saints, honoring young siblings who reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago.