The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) announced Thursday that alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Trevignano Romano, a town northwest of Rome, are not supernatural. This decision upholds the local bishop’s ban on Masses and pilgrimages to the site.
The June 27 DDF statement confirmed Bishop Marco Salvi of Civita Castellana’s decree, declaring the supposed apparitions in Trevignano Romano “not supernatural.” This follows the DDF’s new norms for discerning alleged apparitions issued last month.
Gisella Cardia and her husband, Gianni, first reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary, Jesus, and God the Father after bringing back an image of Our Lady of Peace from Medjugorje in 2014. Cardia claims the image weeps blood and delivers messages monthly. Bishop Salvi asked the faithful not to attend Cardia’s events while the local office opened an investigation.
Bishop Salvi’s March 6 decree, based on an investigation by Mariologists, theologians, canonists, and psychologists, concluded the events in Trevignano Romano are “not supernatural.” He prohibited priests from celebrating sacraments or leading events related to the apparitions.
The DDF document said “May the Blessed Virgin Mary … restore peace and serenity” to the faithful.
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