Posts Tagged ‘John Thavis’

Statue of Our Lady weeps perfumed oil like chrism

Monday, July 23rd, 2018

A statue of Our Lady weeps perfumed olive oil, says an investigator at the New Mexico Diocese of Las Cruces. He says tears that the two metre-plus sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe weeps have the same chemical makeup as olive oil treated with perfume. If blessed, the tears would be chrism, a sacred oil Read more

Pope apologises for unspecified Vatican scandals

Friday, October 16th, 2015

Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness for recent scandals that have taken place in Rome and in the Vatican. This statement came during his general audience in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday. The Pope said: “Before beginning the catechesis, I would like to ask forgiveness in the name of the Church for the scandals that Read more