The Vatican issued a long-awaited note on the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a popular pilgrimage site for the faithful since the 1980s. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

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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.

The Vatican has approved Marian devotion at Medjugorje without pronouncing on the authenticity of alleged apparitions, emphasizing positive spiritual fruits. Wednesday, July 02, 2025 A service of ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After 40 years of studies, commissions and contradictions, the Vatican finally approved the spiritual devotion of the faithful at the Marian site at Medjugorje, in Bosnia ...

The Vatican has approved the promotion of devotion to the Virgin Mary at Medjugorje but did not make any declaration on the alleged supernatural character of the Marian apparitions there.

The Vatican is providing its long-awaited assessment on one of the more contested aspects of Roman Catholicism ... Medjugorje has become a major European pilgrimage destination for Christian ...

The Vatican released a 17-page report, vetted by Pope Francis, which gave its seal of approval to “devotion and spiritual experience” for the faithful in Medjugorje, a Bosnian village that has ...

Thursday’s announcement of formal Vatican approval for the Medjugorje apparitions brings to a close one of the Catholic Church’s most longstanding recent debates.

The Vatican Press Office informed that at Thursday’s press conference on Medjugorje, which will take place at 11:30 a.m. local time, Fernández will be joined by Monsignor Armando Matteo, who ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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, ...