There exist many private revelations that the Church has approved and recommends to the Christian faithful, declaring them "worthy of belief."
Does this mean that the Church requires a Catholic to believe everything revealed in a private revelation?
Contrary to popular belief, private revelations do not belong to the deposit of faith, as the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains.
The Catholic Encyclopedia echoes this statement of the Catechism.
Public revelation stopped with the activity of the apostles and since then, the Church has been unpacking and mining the depths of the Bible.
Our own souls will be judged, not by belief in a private revelation, but by belief in the public revelation contained in the Bible, authentically interpreted by the Catholic Church.
Private revelations may help us along the journey of our lives and can lead us to a more intimate relationship with God. However, Catholics are not obligated to believe in private revelations.
