The Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral.

Thousands of people sang the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” at Mexico City’s Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe to honor the virgin on the 492nd anniversary of her apparition in 1531.

Starting well before dawn Sunday, hundreds gathered on the grounds of St. Ann Mission in the Florida farmland to bring flowers, candles and petitions to Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City is the one of the world’s most visited and beloved religious venues.

Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala has announced the celebration of next season’s gala premiere with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov.”.