They climb rocky Podbrdo — Apparition Hill — bearing a statue of Our Lady, marking where she allegedly appeared. Pilgrims also climb up Mount Križevac, praying the Stations of the Cross ...

This statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is on Apparition Hill, overlooking the village of Medjugorje. (photo: Adam Jan Figel/Shutterstock) Joseph Pronechen World September 18, 2024 Since June 24-25 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is providing its long-awaited assessment on one of the more contested aspects of Roman Catholicism in recent years: the reported “apparitions” of the Virgin ...

However, some Catholics have been skeptical of the alleged apparitions, believing those who claim to have been enlightened by the Virgin had ulterior motives — including possible money grabs.

In a detailed analysis after nearly 15 years of study, the Vatican's doctrine office didn't declare that the reported apparitions in Međugorje were authentic or of supernatural origin.

Pilgrims pray in front of a statue of Our Lady on Good Friday in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 April 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/FEHIM DEMIR. The Vatican formally approved pilgrimages to the ...

After more than four decades of investigation into alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the head of the Vatican’s doctrine office will hold a press conference ...

However, unlike at the more well-known and established Catholic sanctuaries in Fatima, Portugal or Lourdes, France, the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje have never been declared authentic by the ...

Vatican approves pilgrimages to Medjugorje: Virgin Mary’s apparitions spark religious tourism (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP) In a detailed analysis after nearly 15 years of study, the Vatican ...