Our Lady of Nazareth and the Círio de Nazaré
Our Lady of Nazareth is one of the most beloved Marian invocations of the Portuguese-speaking world, and her feast in Belém do Pará – the…
Category: Apparitions
Marian Apparitions Recognized by the Church: The List
Over the centuries, Our Lady has manifested herself in various places throughout the world. But not every apparition is accepted: the Church examines each case…
The garments of salvation: Is 61 and Lk 1; Our Lady of Fatima
A meditation on the garments of salvation in Isaiah 61 and Luke 1 and their fulfillment in Our Lady of Fatima. Let us delve deeper into this…
Benedict XVI – Pastoral Journey to Lourdes (September 12-15, 2008): 150th Anniversary of the Apparitions
Benedict XVI’s apostolic journey to France and Lourdes (September 12-15, 2008) for the 150th anniversary of the apparitions to Bernadette…
Pius XII – Le Pèlerinage de Lourdes (1957): centenary of the apparitions and theology of pilgrimages
The encyclical Le Pèlerinage de Lourdes (Pius XII, 1957): centenary of the apparitions; Marian theology of pilgrimages; pastoral care of the…
Marian apparitions in the papal Magisterium: Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima, Aparecida
The Marian apparitions recognized by the Church in the papal Magisterium: Guadalupe (1531), Lourdes (1858), Fatima (1917), Aparecida (1943).…
Our Lady of Lourdes: The 18 Apparitions, Bernadette, and the Mariological Meaning
On February 11, 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, beside the Gave River, in Lourdes, a fourteen-year-old girl named Bernadette Soubirous…
Our Lady of Hrushiv, the Ukrainian apparitions of 1987
Apparitions of Our Lady of Hrushiv in 1987, in Ukraine, with messages of conversion. Learn about the visionary Marina Kizyń and the spiritual…
Our Lady of La Salette, the message of the visionaries of 1846
Apparition of Our Lady of La Salette in 1846 in the French Alps: a message of conversion, the secrets of the visionaries and the episcopal…
Our Lady of Akita: the Japanese apparitions and the three messages
Apparitions of Our Lady of Akita to Sister Agnes Sasagawa, the three messages and the statue that wept 101 times. Let us delve deeper into this…
Our Lady of Lourdes: the apparitions to Bernadette Soubirous
In 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes appeared to Bernadette Soubirous with a message of penance and prayer. Let us delve deeper into the meaning of the…
Our Lady of Fatima: the message of the Immaculate Heart
Discover the message of Our Lady of Fatima to the three shepherd children in 1917: prayer, penance, and consecration to the Immaculate Heart.…
Our Lady of Pontmain: Hope in the Winter of War
In 1871, Our Lady of Pontmain appeared to children in a France at war. Discover the message, the apparition, and the shrine of this Marian…
Our Lady of La Salette: the messenger who wept
In 1846, Our Lady of La Salette appeared weeping to two shepherds and called for conversion. Discover the apparitions and the Alpine shrine.
Our Lady of Banneux: the Virgin of the Poor
At Banneux, in 1933, Our Lady identified herself as the Virgin of the Poor. Learn about the approved apparitions and the Belgian shrine of…
Lourdes: The Apparitions and the Healing Spring
At Lourdes, Our Lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 and revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception. Discover the apparitions, the…
Fatima: The Message and the Apparitions of 1917
Explore more deeply the theological meaning of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, the three secrets, and the Marian message that…
Marian apparitions: criteria and theological meaning
Explore the theological meaning of Marian apparitions and the criteria the Church applies in order to discern and approve them. Delve deeper…
The Miraculous Medal: Catherine Labouré, the apparitions, and the symbolism
Discover the origin of the Miraculous Medal in the apparitions of 1830, its theological symbolism, and the graces promised by Our Lady to…
Medjugorje: The Marian Apparitions and the Current Theological Debate
Medjugorje, the Marian apparitions, and the current theological debate: history, messages, and the position of the Church. Let us delve deeper…
Our Lady of Aparecida: The Patroness of Brazil and the Image from the Waters
Our Lady of Aparecida, patroness of Brazil, originated with an image found in the waters in 1717. Learn about the origin and meaning of this…
Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Miraculous Image and Its Missionary Impact
In an apparition in Mexico in 1531, Our Lady of Guadalupe imprinted an inexplicable image on Juan Diego’s tilma. Learn about the missionary…
Our Lady of Fatima: The Message and the Apparitions of 1917
Discover the six apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, the message to the shepherd children, the three Secrets, the Miracle of the Sun…
The Nature of Apparitions
Explore the nature of Marian apparitions: criteria for discernment, private revelation, and the prudence of the Church. Go deeper into this…
The Number of Apparitions of the Virgin Mary
How many times has the Virgin Mary appeared throughout history? Explore the theological and spiritual meaning of Marian apparitions from an…
The True Message of Guadalupe
Discover the true message of Guadalupe: a historical and theological analysis of Mary’s apparition to Juan Diego and its significance for the…
Guadalupe: The Convergence of Worlds
Guadalupe united the Aztec and Christian worlds in a drama of evangelization. Discover how Juan Diego and the Church met in this convergence of…
Our Lady of Lourdes: A Love Story
Discover the meaning of the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to Saint Bernadette Soubirous and their central place in Catholic Marian devotion.
Ratzinger’s mariology in the Third Secret of Fátima
Ratzinger's mariology in the Third Secret of Fátima reveals a profound theology of Mary's apparitions. Explore this essential theological…
The Miraculous Medal: Origin and Spread
Learn about the origin and spread of the Miraculous Medal, revealed to Catherine Labouré, its theological meaning, and the central role of…
Magisterial timeline of Medjugorje (2001-2022)
Chronology of the Magisterial Response to Medjugorje from 2001 to 2022: Vatican and Episcopal Statements, and the Development of Church Discernment
Magisterial chronology of Medjugorje (1982-2000)
Magisterial chronology of Medjugorje from 1982 to 2000: episcopal and Vatican declarations on the apparitions. Deepen your study of this…
Scientific, Medical, and Psychological Studies of Medjugorje
Scientific and medical studies of Medjugorje analyze the visionaries during the apparitions. Rigorous clinical examinations reveal unique data.…
The Secrets of Medjugorje: The Ten Secrets, the Seers’ Messages, and the Church’s Discernment
Explore the ten secrets and the messages of Medjugorje: Mary’s five appeals to prayer, fasting, and conversion. Delve deeper into the…
Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, Portugal
Discover the apparitions of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima in 1917, the message of the Rosary, and its profound significance for faith and…
Apparitions of Our Lady in the Monastery of Medjugorje: Part III
Apparitions of Our Lady of Medjugorje: an analysis of the Marian messages, the seers, and their spiritual relevance for the Church. Let us…
Apparitions of Our Lady of Medjugorje
Apparitions of Our Lady of Medjugorje: messages, visionaries, and the position of the Magisterium. Deepening Catholic discernment about these…
The Secret of La Salette
Discover the secret of La Salette, entrusted by Mary to Mélanie and Maximin, its content, and the Catholic Church’s discernment regarding…
Apparitions of Our Lady of La Salette
Discover the apparitions of Our Lady of La Salette in 1846, their message of conversion, the visionaries, and the Church’s approval. Delve…
Our Lady of Akita: the apparitions of Mary in Japan
Discover the apparitions of Our Lady of Akita in Japan, the messages of conversion and penance, and the official approval by the Magisterium of…
Why Are There Visions and Apparitions?
Visions and apparitions of Mary: their theological meaning, what they communicate, and how the Church has discerned them throughout history.…
Visions or apparitions? Mariological differences
Visions or Marian apparitions? Learn the theological distinctions between the types of manifestations and the criteria the Church applies in…
The Magisterium in the face of the apparitions to Saint Faustina Kowalska
The Magisterium of the Church in the discernment of the apparitions to Saint Faustina Kowalska: ecclesial approval and the message of Divine…
The Virgin of Guadalupe
Discover the Mariological meaning of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the apparition to Juan Diego in 1531, and her role as patroness of the Americas.
The Experience of the Encounter with the Image of Aparecida
Explore the experience of the encounter with Mary through the image of Our Lady of Aparecida: faith, devotion, and Marian spirituality. Deepen…
Apparitions of Mary: What the Church Teaches about Marian Apparitions
Understand what the Catholic Church teaches about the apparitions of Mary. A theological reflection on their meaning and spiritual scope. Let…