The Vatican on Thursday issued a statement acknowledging that spiritual "fruits" had come from the site of controversial purported apparitions of the Virgin Mary — while also stopping short of saying ...

People pray at a shrine to the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Zeljko Milicevic/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images For over 40 years, six people from Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia ...

In a highly anticipated report on the alleged decadeslong apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, the Vatican’s doctrinal office on Thursday endorsed prudent devotion to Mary at the ...

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 ...

At the Annunciation when the Archangel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit and give birth to a Son who She will name Jesus who is the Son of ...

For over 42 years now, in the quiet rural village of Medjugorje in Bosnia, Hercegovina, our Most Holy Mother Mary has been appearing daily since June 24, 1981, originally to six youths, and later by ...

‘Entrust yourselves to the Stella Maris, a sign of hope on the rough seas, who guides us towards the harbor of peace,’ the Holy Father told young people. A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is seen at ...

Editor's note: This is part of an occasional series of stories and columns about Marian shrines and devotions and how Catholic sisters are connected with them. Srs. Adriana Galić, left, and Jelena ...

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 ...

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 ...