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Supernatural Vatican

Vatican sets new rules on ‘supernatural’ occurrences

In a new crackdown aimed to prevent scams and heresies, the Vatican has updated its guidelines for reviewing apparitions, visions and alleged revelations, reaffirming that only a pope can formally deem something to be “supernatural”. Source: NCR Online.

Supernatural Vatican

Vatican to publish new norms for investigating alleged apparitions

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish its new norms for the discernment of apparitions and other supernatural phenomena on May 17, the Vatican press office announced yesterday. Source: OSV News.