In August The Archbishop of Suva, Peter Loy Chong visited the village of Natadradave. While there he bathed his knee, which had been operated recently, the water. In Fiji hundreds of people have been flocking to the village in Dawasamu, Tailevu to be bathed under water that is said to contain miraculous healing qualities. Visitors Read more
It is claimed the miracle of the dancing sun at Fatima was seen by 70,000 people on October 13th 1917. Some dispute the number, but there was certainly a very large crowd. Look at photograph of the crowd. View photograph of the event Read an eye witness account Many attempts have been made to explain what Read more
There are many moments – the loss of a job, finding out you have cancer, a child’s walk home from school in a dangerous neighbourhood – when faith in a loving God watching over you can provide comfort and hope, several studies have found. But are there times when too much control can be ceded Read more
Miracles of healing will have to be checked against new rules. Pope Francis has approved revised norms to ensure transparency. Historical and scientific accuracy are also important factors. The Congregation of Saints Causes must have at least six medical experts on a Consultation Team panel. Two-thirds of the team must approve a statement declaring a Read more
Miracles attributed to potential saints must be proven as part of the process of canonisation. Hundreds of Catholics have been declared saints in recent decades, but few with the acclaim accorded Mother Teresa, set to be canonized by Pope Francis on Sunday, largely in recognition of her service to the poor in India. “When I Read more
A former Blenheim man says there are signs of divine intervention in a scan of his wife’s brain after she had emergency surgery following a stroke. When Tamaha MacDonald and his wife Jennifer Lougee Mingramm returned home from the hospital after Lougee Mingramm suffered a stroke, they started looking through a pile of X-rays taken Read more
As the relics of Blessed Oscar Romero were brought out for veneration during his beatification Mass in San Salvador, the cloudy skies parted and a ring of light – known as a “solar halo” – appeared around the sun. “Honestly, I think this one of the most supernatural things I have ever experienced in my Read more
A Rio Grande Valley, Texas, truck driver, Ramiro Olivarez, got the sack for claiming Jesus was his co-driver. Every truck driver on any road in the United States is required by law to keep a logbook. Olivarez said nothing in the logbook is false. “Jesus is my co-driver, and I have no shame in that,” Read more
The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima visited Guam for 10 day last month. The world-famous statue was sculpted in 1947 by Jose Thedim, based on the description of Sr. Lucia, one of the three young seers who saw Our Lady each month from May to October 1917 in Fatima, Portugal. Patrick Read more
Three Sundays ago, Sala’s 19-month-old grandson, Willie Sala Vaimili, was at church with his parents for the 9.30am Mass. At that time, he fell into the late Cardinal Pio’s grave, which is inside the Immaculate Conception Cathedral. A former Cabinet Minister, Sala Vaimili II, is certain that he has seen a “miracle.” And he credits Read more