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The Vatican announces an update to its rules for "supernatural" events, such as visions of Christ or the Virgin Mary, while acknowledging that overactive imaginations and outright "lying" risked harming the faithful.
The new norms, published by the Holy See's powerful Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and approved by Pope Francis, allow for a more "prudent" interpretation of events that generally avoids declaring them outright supernatural events. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES