Since 1900, more than 120 alleged Marian apparitions have received an official rejection from Church authorities; and new Vatican norms could lead to more explicit rejections.

The sole approved Marian apparitions in the U.S., a series of apparitions to a young woman in Champion, Wisconsin, in 1859, only received that approval in 2010.

Marian apparitions are not everyone’s cup of tea. The first time I returned from Lourdes, I told an older Jesuit that I had been privy to a minor miracle.

She explained Marian apparitions do not introduce new revelation; they bring “a spiritually fruitful actualization of the Gospel in human history. ...

CHAMPION, Wis. --Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay has approved the Marian apparitions seen by Adele Brise in 1859, making the apparitions of Mary that occurred some 18 miles northeast of Green ...

The sun sets behind a statue of Mary on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in this Feb. 26, 2011, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) ...

Alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje have long been a subject of controversy in the Church, which have been investigated by the Church but not yet authenticated or rejected.

Lipa, Philippines, Dec 28, 2016 / 14:49 pm. The story of Sister Teresita Castillo and the supposed Marian apparitions of Lipa City, Philippines reads something like a mystery novel.

A man prays near a statue of Mary on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in this Oct., 8, 2010, file photo. Pope Francis has decided to allow parishes and dioceses to organize ...

Although officially considered “not supernatural in nature” by the Vatican, an apparition of the Virgin Mary as Madiatrix of All Graces in the Philippines is nevertheless backed by the local ...

Some disputed Marian apparitions include: — Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina: In 1981, six children and teenagers said they saw apparitions of Mary on a hill in the village of Medjugorje, ...

Msgr. Rene Laurentin, who spent a lifetime studying Marian apparitions, died Sept. 10 at the age of 99 in Evry, France. Msgr. Laurentin had published more than 160 books and 1,000 articles about ...