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Church must be prudent judging Medjugorje apparitions, Vatican official says

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:55:45 -0400

KNOCK, Ireland -- 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 Evangelization.

Vatican officials attend Medjugorje youth festival

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:16:01 -0400

WARSAW, Poland -- Senior Vatican representatives joined the first officially approved church festival at Medjugorje, three months after Catholic pilgrimages to the site in Bosnia-Herzegovina were authorized by the pope.

Not ruling on apparitions, pope allows pilgrimages to Medjugorje

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Mon, 13 May 2019 13:29:03 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Parishes and dioceses are now allowed to organize official pilgrimages to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, but it must be clear that the Catholic Church has not recognized as authentic the alleged Marian apparitions there.

Apostolic visitor outlines plans to expand Medjugorje shrine for young pilgrims

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:55:55 -0400

WARSAW, Poland – 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.

Pope names apostolic visitor to Medjugorje

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 31 May 2018 09:11:20 -0400

VATICAN – Pope Francis has named as apostolic visitor to Medjugorje the Polish archbishop he had initially sent to the town as his personal envoy to study the pastoral needs of the townspeople and of the thousands of pilgrims who flock to the site of the alleged Marian apparitions.

Prudence, pastoral concern guides Medjugorje commission, member says

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Sun, 21 May 2017 10:59:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – If the Catholic Church recognizes as "worthy of belief" only the initial alleged apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, it would be the first time the church distinguished between phases of a single event, but it also would acknowledge that human beings and a host of complicating factors are involved, said a theological expert in Mariology.

Commission reportedly voted to recognize first seven Medjugorje visions

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Wed, 17 May 2017 11:33:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – The commission that now-retired Pope Benedict XVI established to study the alleged apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, reportedly voted overwhelmingly to recognize as supernatural the first seven appearances of Mary in 1981.

Returning from Fatima, Pope says he has doubts about Medjugorje

Sat, 13 May 2017 20:59:46 -0400

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL – 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.

Papal envoy praises 'spiritual climate' of Medjugorje

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 08:35:00 -0400

MEDJUGORJE, Bosnia-Herzegovina – While he said he had no authority or expertise to discuss the authenticity of the alleged apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, Pope Francis' envoy to the town said it was clear "there is a special spiritual climate here."

'Apparition Hill' documentary is about far more than Medjugorje

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 04:58:00 -0400

OTTAWA – The documentary Apparition Hill, returning to select theatres from March 25 to April 8, is a powerful movie about pilgrimage and spiritual transformation.