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The Catholic Church has not approved the alleged apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, since 1981. Various commissions and bishops have investigated the events and concluded that they are not supernatural or require further study.
A Catholic parish church in Bosnia and Herzegovina, consecrated in 1969 and a national monument. It is also the site of an alleged Marian apparition since 1981, attracting millions of pilgrims.
Medjugorje is a Croat village in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton that has been a popular site of Catholic pilgrimage since 1981, when six children reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Learn about its history, demographics, notable people and the controversy over the authenticity of the apparitions.
Learn about the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, that began in 1981 and continue to this day. Find out the background, religious situation, and the official stance of the Catholic Church on this controversial phenomenon.
Jozo Zovko is a Croatian Franciscan priest who supported the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje in 1981. He was suspended by his bishops several times for disobedience and promoting the apparitions around the world.
Mladifest, also known as Medjugorje International Youth Festival, is an annual event for Catholic youth to celebrate the birthday of Virgin Mary, as claimed by the alleged seers of the local Marian apparitions. It was established in 1989 by two Franciscan priests and attracts thousands of visitors from around the world every year.
Slavko Barbarić's statue in Medjugorje. Slavko Barbarić (11 March 1946 – 24 November 2000) was a Herzegovinian Franciscan Catholic priest and friar involved in the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, serving as a spiritual director of the alleged seers from 1984 until he died in 2000. He was a supporter of the Catholic Charismatic ...
Tomislav Vlašić (born 16 January 1942) [2] is the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Whole Universe seated in Italy.He is best known for being a former spiritual director of the alleged seers of the Marian apparitions in Medjugorje.