Vatican Releases New Document on Discerning Supernatural Phenomena | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
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- Roman Catholic
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- 3:29
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The Vatican released a document with new norms regarding cases of reported supernatural phenomena. The norms will come into force on Sunday, the feast of Pentecost. The new document provides updated guidelines for discerning apparitions and other allegedly supernatural phenomena. The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, presented this document at a news conference in the Holy See's press office. The last time the Vatican's doctrinal office issued norms for evaluating alleged supernatural events was shortly before the death of Pope St. Paul VI in 1978. In the old document, the initial evaluation of alleged apparitions, weeping statues or supposed messages from God, Mary or the saints was entrusted to the local bishop. With the new norms, the local bishops will still play a major role, but the new norms say that the judgment of the bishop is to be submitted to Rome for approval. The new document encourages diocesan bishops to set up an investigative commission if evidence of a supernatural phenomenon seems sufficient. The Dicastery then has to be involved. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser, has more. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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