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Vatican To Tighten Standards for Confirming Visions of Mary and Other Supernatural Phenomena, Adapting to Internet Age 

Nowadays, word about apparitions or weeping Madonnas travels quickly and can actually harm the faithful if hoaxers are trying to make money off people’s beliefs or manipulate them, the Catholic church says.

Pope Francis delivers his speech during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square at the Vatican.
Pope Francis delivers his speech during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square at the Vatican. AP/Alessandra Tarantino