Pope Francis has urged the thousands of young people gathered at Medjugorje this week to follow the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who leads us closer to Christ. In a message to the Medjugorje ...

VATICAN CITY, Sept 19 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Young pilgrims surround a statue of Mary on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, July 25, 2020. (Credit: Dado Ruvic/Reuters via CNS.) Listen Pope Francis sent a message of hope to all ...

Cardinal Víctor Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will lead a press conference on the “spiritual experience” of Medjugorje this Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Vatican. The ...

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. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from ...

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 ...

The Church of St. James in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the image of the Virgin Mary at the foreground. VATICAN—Pope Francis has urged the thousands of young people gathered at Medjugorje to ...