Vatican recognises Medjugorje shrine but not alleged 'messages' of the Virgin Mary
Pope Francis has expressed some doubts on the messages, commenting in 2013 on the Virgin Mary’s particularly chatty nature at Medjugorje.
Pope Francis Allows Devotion to Medjugorje, Where Virgin Mary Said to Appear
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis has approved a Catholic spiritual devotion centred in Medjugorje, a town in Bosnia that has been steeped in controversy over whether the Virgin Mary appears to local people, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Vatican approves pilgrimages to Bosnia site of Virgin Mary visions, despite doubts about ‘seers’
The Vatican’s doctrine office didn’t declare that the reported apparitions in Medjugorje were authentic or of supernatural origin.
They Said the Virgin Mary Appeared. The Vatican Is Finally Weighing In.
After decades, and controversy, the Vatican has authorized public worship at a shrine in Bosnia, where a once tranquil village has become a major pilgrimage site.
Pope Francis allows devotion to Medjugorje, where Virgin Mary is said to have appear
According to the Vatican, Pope Francis has given his approval to a Catholic spiritual practice focused on Medjugorje, a hamlet in Bosnia that has generated controversy about reports of the Virgin Mary appearing to locals,
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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On his flights, Pope Francis always travels with a printed image of the Virgin Mary taped near his window, at the front of the plane. Every week, the permanent special envoy of La Croix at the Vatican takes a behind-the-scenes look at the world's smallest state.
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.
El Vaticano aprueba la devoción en Medjugorje, Bosnia, tras reportes sobre apariciones de la Virgen
El Vaticano dio luz verde el viernes a que los católicos sigan acudiendo a un poblado bosnio donde varios niños dijeron haber visto visiones de la Virgen María, y dio su sello de aprobación a la devoción,
Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnian site in Medjugorje where Virgin Mary is said to have appeared
Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnian site in Medjugorje where Virgin Mary is said to have appeared
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