Posts Tagged ‘Apparitions of Mary’

World’s smallest statue of the Virgin Mary

Monday, June 17th, 2024

Many Bolivian believers consider the ‘Virgen del Calvario de Letanías’ as more than just a statue—it is a symbol of deep devotion. They believe that this small image of the Virgin Mary, measuring less than four centimetres, is the smallest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world. Catholics in the town of Viacha are Read more

Self proclaimed visionary asks Pope for mutual respect

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

Gisella Cardia claims to possess a statue of Mary weeping tears of blood and is requesting “mutual respect” from the Pope after the Vatican issued new procedures for verifying the authenticity of Marian apparitions and other spiritual phenomena. “I’m not against the pope, but what’s needed is mutual respect,” Cardia said. “They need to stop Read more

Statue of Mary starts crying with real tears

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

In Mexico, a statue of Mary has been observed shedding real tears. The alleged miracle happened in a church in El Canal, located in the state of Colima. After reports of the incident surfaced, hundreds of curious believers and sceptics flocked to witness the event. Video footage shared on social media showed what appeared to Read more

Weeping statue of Mary being investigated

Thursday, June 14th, 2018

The Las Cruces Catholic Diocese, the governing body of all Catholic churches in southern New Mexico, is investigating a statue of the Virgin Mary at a Hobbs church that appears to be shedding tears. Continue reading

Man says he saw an apparition of Mary in sky over Tonga

Thursday, July 13th, 2017

A Tongan man has taken photographs and a video of what he considers to be a divine apparition. The apparition appeared in the clouds in the shape of Our Lady, but unlike the other clouds, it retained its form for some time. It also glowed more brightly than the other clouds.  Look at the video

What’s going on with Medjugorje?

Monday, May 29th, 2017

If the Catholic Church recognizes as “worthy of belief” only the initial alleged apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, it would be the first time the church distinguished between phases of a single event, but it also would acknowledge that human beings and a host of complicating factors are involved, said a theological expert in Mariology. Read more

10 little known facts about Fatima

Thursday, February 16th, 2017

The 100th anniversary of our Blessed Mother appearing to three shepherd children at Fatima in Portugal officially begins on May 13 Mary appeared there six times, once a month from May through October. Most people know about the Miracle of the Sun during that October 13 apparition that was witnessed by at least 70,000 people. Read more

The Virgin Mary — the world’s most powerful woman

Friday, December 4th, 2015

It’s apparition time: 5:40 p.m. In a small Roman Catholic chapel in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the village of Medjugorje, Ivan Dragicevic walks down the aisle, kneels in front of the altar, bows his head for a moment, and then, smiling, lifts his gaze heavenward. He begins to whisper, listens intently, whispers again, and doesn’t Read more