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4 days ago · Under the previous guidelines, a local bishop could rapidly declare a phenomenon’s supernatural nature, the Vatican said, “only for the Holy Office to express a different decision later.”
2 days ago · The bizarre cloud was the result of a meteorological phenomenon known as an outflow boundary, which is essentially a shock wave of fast-moving air that radiates from thunderstorm clouds.
1 day ago · It's not the first time the so-called devil comet has lost its tail to a CME this year. On April 12, another plasma blast temporarily blew away the explosive comet's tail, just days before it ...
4 days ago · As supernatural claims flourish online, the Vatican revamps apparition rules for 1st time since 1978. Approved last month by Pope Francis, the rules officially take effect Sunday and offer ...
4 days ago · Vatican has new advice on supernatural phenomena. The document offers detailed instructions and six “prudential conclusions” for bishops who look into such claims. Pope Francis presides over ...
5 days ago · Vatican publishes new norms to discern alleged supernatural phenomena. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, laid out six possible conclusions that can be reached when discerning a possible supernatural phenomenon, ranging from a declaration that an event is not of supernatural origin to authorizing and promoting piety and devotion ...
5 days ago · Phenotype refers to an individual’s observable traits, such as height, eye color and blood type. A person’s phenotype is determined by both their genomic makeup (genotype) and environmental factors.
