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 ...

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 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 ...

The Vatican has sent a letter to U.S. Catholic bishops that bans "apparitions" by Mejugorje visionaries in U.S. churches. Planned appearances in October by one of the visionaries, Ivan Dragicevic ...

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 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.

A version of this story appeared in the Oct 11-24, 2024 print issue under the headline: Vatican sees spiritual value of Medjugorje, doesn't judge it supernatural. Advertisement.

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Friday that, contrary to reports in Italian media, no decision has been made regarding certain doctrinal and disciplinary aspects of alleged Marian apparitions at ...

The Vatican has issued a cautious ruling allowing the faithful to benefit from the spiritual phenomena reported at Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.. Cardinal Víctor Fernández, prefect of the ...

The sun sets behind a statue of Mary on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in this Feb. 26, 2011, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) For the Vatican, reports of supernatural ...

The Vatican has approved Marian devotion at Medjugorje without pronouncing on the authenticity of alleged apparitions, emphasizing positive spiritual fruits. Friday, July 11, 2025 A service of ...