Recognizing the spiritual value of devotions connected to Medjugorje, but not ruling on the authenticity of the alleged ...

In June 1981, six children aged 10 to 16 claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared to them on a hilltop near the town.

With some prudence, Catholics can benefit spiritually from the messages and spiritual practices associated with the alleged apparitions of Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, said the Vatican ...

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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, offering its approval for ...

It noted the spiritual benefits of the alleged apparitions but clarified that this doesn't confirm their supernatural nature ...

The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children ...

Catholic pilgrims gather to pray near the statue of Virgin Mary in the Bosnian village of Medjugorje. AFP via Getty Images David Murgia, an author and journalist who has written two books about ...

By some counts, the Virgin Mary has appeared to the "seers" more than 40,000 times since 1981. "It's my third time here and ...

After decades, and controversy, the Vatican has authorized public worship at a shrine in Bosnia, where a once tranquil ...

More than 40 million pilgrims from around the world have flocked to the small village named Medjugorje since 1981.

While the Vatican did not confirm that the Marian apparitions were real, it recognized that the devotion of the faithful to ...