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On 7 December 2017, it was reported that Archbishop Hoser, Pope Francis' envoy to Medjugorje, announced that official pilgrimages are allowed, stating, "dioceses and other institutions can organize official pilgrimages." [1] This pilgrimage was officially authorized by the Holy See in May 2019. [2]
2.4.2.1 Catholic. 2.4.2.2 Eastern ... Medjugorje – Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1981; ... Catholic pilgrims from the Middle East journey here to mark ...
[4] In 2021, Pope Francis sent a message that was read aloud to 50,000 pilgrims during a visit by Cardinal Robert Sarah. [5] In 2022, a replica of the church was built in Talisay City, Philippines. [6] Since the alleged Marian apparition of the Our Lady of Medjugorje in 1981, over 50,000,000 pilgrims have visited the parish. [7]
The first Vatican-sanctioned pilgrimage then took place for five days from 2-6 August 2019. [4] During the pilgrimage, approximately 60,000 young Catholics from 97 countries took part in the Medjugorje International Youth Festival. [4] Fourteen archbishops and bishops and about 700 Catholic priests joined the festivities as well. [4]
When they returned home they urged their parents to go and visit Medjugorje too. Their experiences in Medjugorje paved the way for Calum and Mary Anne taking the decision to turn their guest house into a retreat centre – Craig Lodge Family House of Prayer. Guests come to join in with organized retreats or just to enjoy the beautiful, peaceful ...
Our Lady of Medjugorje (Croatian: Međugorska Gospa), also called Queen of Peace (Croatian: Kraljica mira) and Mother of the Redeemer (Croatian: Majka Otkupitelja), is the title given to the visions of Mary, the mother of Jesus, said to have begun in 1981 to six Herzegovinian Croat children in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina (at the time in SFR Yugoslavia).
René Laurentin. Father René Laurentin (French pronunciation: [ʁəne loʁɑ̃tɛ̃]; October 19, 1917 – September 10, 2017 [1]) was a French theologian.He is widely recognized as "one of the world’s foremost students" of Mariology [2] and is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on topics including Marian apparitions such as Lourdes and Medjugorje; visionaries and mystics ...
The Peace Rosary, also known as the Peace Chaplet, recommended by the Blessed Virgin Mary in Medjugorje. The Chaplet in Honour of the Holy Spirit, also known as Chaplet of the Holy Spirit and His Seven Gifts, is a modern Christian devotion to the Holy Spirit, asking for seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.