apparition
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While artists kept making him out to be Christ-like, they had more fun with the Mexican Marian apparition, beyond the traditional image of Her in prayer held up by a cherub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
“She is Our Lady of Guadalupe,” he tells me, a Marian apparition venerated as a national icon in Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Since the apparition, pilgrims have come to Knock in search of healing, reconciliation and peace.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
Least expensive: “A Polaroid of an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a glass structure in Clearwater, Fla. I got it on eBay for $7.”
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
She could not get the apparition out of her mind.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
A discussion on the apparitions in “Macbeth” during sophomore year stands out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"A lot of the time we're just scared of these apparitions that we've created and these narratives that we've foisted upon other people."
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024
Given that apparitions or other sightings are private experiences for individuals, the church does not require the faithful to accept the authenticity of such events.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
On Friday, the Vatican’s doctrinal office will issue a revised set of norms for discerning apparitions “and other supernatural phenomena,” updating a set of guidelines first issued in 1978.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
But here she was, nearly three months later, and the apparitions hadn’t gone anywhere.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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