: Many apparitions are reported to deliver specific messages, warnings, or instructions to the witnesses. 2. Religious Significance: Marian Apparitions

: Is the message free from doctrinal error?

The Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith evaluates claims based on:

: Percipients often report seeing a figure that appears to occupy three-dimensional space, sometimes indistinguishable from a living person.

: Witnesses frequently describe accompanying phenomena, such as a drop in temperature, unusual light (e.g., "globes of fire"), or indescribable sounds.

: Is there a high probability the event was miraculous?

: Has the event led to positive spiritual growth or prayer? Notable Approved Sites Apparition Shrine - The Restless Viking