Pope tells young people at Medjugorje to let Mary inspire and guide them

Let Mary inspire and guide young people today, Pope Francis told participants at the annual International Youth Festival at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje. Mary will always be “the great model of the Church” because she is ready to follow Christ with vitality and docility, he said in a message to those attending the festival... Read More

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March 20, 2020

Across Europe, shrines close, following directives for fighting Covid-19

Europe’s Catholic shrines have followed directives for combating the coronavirus by tightly restricting organised events, although some pledged to stay open for Masses and pastoral care. “Administering sacraments is the most important for us; as long as this remains possible, despite difficulties, we’ll continue our pastoral service,” said Pauline Fr Waldemar Pastusiak, custodian of Poland’s... Read More

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August 19, 2019

Vatican official: Church must be prudent judging Medjugorje apparitions

Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a place of prayer, conversion and pilgrimage for millions of people, but the Church must be prudent and not rush to any judgment on the alleged Marian apparitions there, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation. Speaking at Knock Shrine in County Mayo on the feast... Read More

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August 7, 2019

Vatican confirms Medjugorje approval by joining youth festival

Senior Vatican representatives joined the first officially approved Church festival at Medjugorje, three months after Catholic pilgrimages to the site in Bosnia-Herzegovina were authorised by the pope. “We are called to share the difficulties of our contemporaries and we have a responsibility to care for them,” Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for... Read More

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May 13, 2019

Pope Francis authorises pilgrimages to Medjugorje

Pope Francis has decided to authorise pilgrimages to Medjugorje, which can now be officially organised by dioceses and parishes and will no longer take place only in a private capacity which as has so far been the case. The announcement was made during Mass today (Monday), at the parish shrine which has become a destination... Read More

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September 20, 2018

Apostolic visitor outlines plans for expansion at Medjugorje shrine

The Polish archbishop tasked with overseeing Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Medjugorje shrine has outlined plans for expansion, including more Masses in different languages and facilities for young pilgrims who flock to the site of the alleged Marian apparitions. “Medjugorje represents Europe’s spiritual lungs, a place where millions discover God and the beauties of the Church,” said Archbishop Henryk... Read More

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July 24, 2018

Rome Diocese opens sainthood process for young Italian mother

The Diocese of Rome formally opened the sainthood process for a young Italian wife and mother who avoided inducing a premature birth and invasive treatment for cancer while she was pregnant. The diocese described Chiara Corbella Petrillo as a “beacon of light of hope” and “an example of a love greater than fear and death”... Read More

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May 18, 2017

Commission reportedly thought first seven Medjugorje visions were real

The commission that now-retired Pope Benedict XVI established to study the alleged apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, reportedly voted overwhelmingly to recognise as supernatural the first seven appearances of Mary in 1981. However, according to a report published by the website Vatican Insider, the commission was much more doubtful about the thousands of alleged... Read More

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May 15, 2017

Returning from Fatima, pope says he has doubts about Medjugorje

While the investigations into the very first alleged apparitions at Medjugorje in must continue, Pope Francis said he has doubts about claims that Mary continues to appear in the village of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Asked about the authenticity of the Marian apparitions, which reportedly began in 1981, the pope referred to the findings of a commission chaired... Read More

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