OSV News July 6 marked the 50th anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Akita. On June 12, 1973, Sister Agnes Sasagawa of the Handmaids of the Eucharist began receiving heavenly visions in a convent located in Akita, Japan. At first she saw angelic beings worshipping the Eucharist, but then, on July 6, […]
Our Lady of Dong Lu
How an apparition saved a village and inspired a regal Chinese portrait of Our Blessed Mother About four years ago, Rick Fucini, a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Pauoa Valley, bought a painting of Our Lady of Dong Lu for his parish. It is a copy of a famous 1900 painting, which Pope Pius […]
How the church determines a true apparition
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When it comes to Marian apparitions, the Catholic Church takes a prudent approach that focuses more on the message than the miracle. Supernatural phenomena, like the alleged miracle of the sun in Fatima, Portugal, nearly 100 years ago, are not the primary factors in determining […]