How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
(THE CONVERSATION) For over 40 years, six people from Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, have claimed to see and speak with the Virgin Mary. For almost as long, hordes of pilgrims have ...
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Historic ‘Chair of St. Peter’ on public display in Vatican basilica for first time in 150 years
The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...
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Pope to open Holy Door at Rome prison at beginning of Jubilee 2025
Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will travel to a ...
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Pope to open Holy Door at Rome prison
He will then open the Holy Doors at the major basilicas of St. John Lateran on Dec. 29, St. Mary Major ... three art ...
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You Can Now Tour an A.I.-Enhanced ‘Digital Twin’ of a 16th-Century Vatican Church
It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...
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Vatican’s anime-style mascot Luce goes viral on internet with Catholic memes, fan art
The Vatican introduced an anime-style mascot named Luce to represent Catholic pilgrims in the 2025 Jubilee year on Monday, ...
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Vatican Museums Unveils ‘Iconic Statue’ Apollo Belvedere After Years of Restoration Work
“We [the Vatican Museums] are the oldest museum in the world and so people from all around the world now can appreciate the faith, the art, the history, the culture of so many centuries.
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Vatican unveils new cartoon mascot for Catholic Church
The Vatican has unveiled a new mascot for the Catholic Church in the hope of engaging young people - a cartoon character named Luce. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Vatican's chief organiser for ...
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IN PHOTOS: Vatican unveils restored ‘Apollo Belvedere’
This type of restoration... is the expression of what we want the Vatican Museums to be,' says museum director Barbara Jatta VATICAN CITY – The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday, October 15 ...