Alleged Apparitions in Slovakia: What’s the Vatican Saying?
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Vatican approves Marian devotion in Slovakia but doesn’t recognize apparitions
The Vatican recognizes the pastoral value of the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary on Mount Zvir near the village of Litmanová in northwestern Slovakia from 1990 to 1995 and authorizes public worship, without commenting on the supernatural ... [...]
Alleged apparitions in Slovakia: What’s the Vatican saying?
The Vatican’s doctrinal office gave the green light Wednesday to devotion associated with alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Slovakia.The pilgrimage site on Mount Zvir, Slovakia, in 2017. Palickap/wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0.The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published July 9 a letter from its prefect, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, approving a declaration of nihil obstat (“nothing stands in the way”) for the Marian devotion connec…
The Vatican spoke positively about the devotions on Mount Zvir in eastern Slovakia, where, according to the faithful, in the 1990s the Virgin Mary appeared to two local girls. This was reported by Vatican media on Wednesday. The Nihil obstat granted means that the Catholic Church does not prevent pilgrimage and spiritual activities on the site, but at the same time does not confirm that the revelation was real. With this decision, the Vatican ap…
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