Vatican, Medjugorje
Popular pilgrimage site Medjugorje, where Virgin Mary said to appear, gets tentative Vatican approval
The Vatican issued a long-awaited note on the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It did not say the apparitions were authentic but acknowledged spiritual fruit.
Vatican gives green light to devotion at a site in Bosnia where the Madonna reportedly appeared
The Vatican is providing its long-awaited assessment on one of the more contested aspects of Roman Catholicism in recent years: the reported “apparitions” of the Virgin Mary at an otherwise unremarkable village in southern Bosnia.
Vatican Recognises Medjugorje Shrine, But Not Virgin's Messages
The Vatican said Thursday it recognised the shrine of Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina, without commenting on the Virgin's "alleged messages" to the faithful, who have gathered there in the millions for more than 40 years.
Vatican approves devotion at Medjugorje
The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for devotion in one of the most contested aspects of Roman Catholic practice in recent years.
The Vatican Weighs In on Virgin Mary Apparitions at Medjugorje
In June 1981, six children aged 10 to 16 claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared to them on a hilltop near the town.
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Vatican offers cautious green light to Medjugorje devotion
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Pope Francis allows devotion to Medjugorje, where Virgin Mary said to appear
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has approved a Catholic spiritual devotion centred in Medjugorje, a town in Bosnia that has ...
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Vatican green lights Medjugorje devotion
The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for ...
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Vatican offers cautious green light to Medjugorje devotion
The Medjugorje ruling was determined according ... brings to a close one of the Catholic Church’s most longstanding recent debates. The alleged Medjugorje apparitions began in June 1981, and ...
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Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared
In a detailed analysis after nearly 15 years of study, the Vatican’s doctrine office didn’t declare that the reported apparitions in Medjugorje were authentic or of supernatural origin.
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Vatican gives green light to devotion at a site in Bosnia where the Madonna reportedly appeared
In a detailed analysis after nearly 15 years of study, the Vatican’s doctrine office didn’t declare that the reported apparitions in Medjugorje were authentic or of supernatural origin.