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Vatican centralizes investigations on claims of Virgin Mary apparitions – but local Catholics have always had a say

  • Written by Deirdre de la Cruz, Associate Professor of History and Asian Languages and Culture, University of Michigan
imageThe shrine at Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary is venerated as 'Our Lady of Lourdes,' following several apparitions reported in 1858.LandFoto/iStock / Getty Images Plus

The Vatican recently announced its plan to set up an “observatory” at one of its several academic institutions, the Pontificia Academia Mariana Internationalis, to...

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