What’s going on when the Virgin Mary appears and statues weep?

Investigating the supernatural has always been a delicate task in the Catholic Church says Mathew Schmalz, Professor of Religious Studies

Claims of appearances of the Virgin Mary and weeping statues have been common in Catholicism, and back in 2023, The Pontificia Academia Mariana Internationalis, or PAMI, announced an “observatory” to investigate claims of appearances of the Virgin Mary and reports of statues of her weeping oil and blood. It’s time for a closer look – on a worldwide scale.

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