Medjugorje, Virgin Mary and Vatican
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.
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 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
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 gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared
The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary
The Vatican is set to rule on reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary at a Bosnian shrine
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 unremarkab
Vatican refuses to authenticate controversial visions of Virgin Mary at popular Bosnian shrine
Catholic worshipers who claim to have seen and spoken to the Virgin Mary at a Bosnian landmark received mixed messages from the Vatican on Thursday after the Church refused to say whether their visions were real — while still supporting worship at the site.
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Pope approves pilgrim site, doubts over Mary apparition
Pope Francis has approved a Catholic spiritual devotion centred in Medjugorje, a town in Bosnia that has been steeped in ...
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Three staff members killed in Bosnia school shooting - reports
Three members of staff at a secondary school in north-western Bosnia have been killed during a shooting by a co-worker, local media is reporting. Bosnian police say the gunman used an automatic ...
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Three killed in shooting in school in western Bosnia
Three members of staff at a high school in western Bosnian were killed on Wednesday when a cleaner opened fire with an automatic rifle before trying to take his own life, police said. The gunman ...
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Gunman Kills 3 People at School in Bosnia
By The Associated Press A school employee shot dead three people on Wednesday in a town in northwestern Bosnia, the police said, and was then severely wounded after trying to kill himself.
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At least 8 migrants drown trying to cross river from Serbia to Bosnia
At least eight people drowned after a boat carrying migrants overturned while crossing the Drina River from Serbia to Bosnia, officials in the two Balkan countries said Thursday. Serbian police ...