Franco Origlia
Newly appointed cardinal Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Víctor Manuel Fernández poses during the courtesy visits to the New Cardinals at the Apostolic Palace on September 30, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican.
The last time the Vatican’s doctrinal office issued a general document on apparitions was in 1978, during the final months of the pontificate of Pope Paul VI.