Pope Gregory XIII was patron of Rome’s renaissance, and a legal luminary whose influence transcends the ages.
The shrine at Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary is venerated as ‘Our Lady of Lourdes,’ following several apparitions reported in 1858.
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The Vatican plans to set up an ‘observatory’ to investigate apparitions of the Virgin Mary. A scholar of global Christianity explains why this is a major shift in how apparitions are authenticated.
Pope Francis commemorates the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council by celebrating a Mass.
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