In 1981, six young people in Medjugorje reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary. In the following 43 years, the Church at all levels has looked at whether they are authentic. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Vatican’s ultimate decision on the apparitions.
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Links for this episode:
- Wayne Weible’s book Medjugorje: The Last Apparition
- Mark Miravalle and Wayne Weible’s book Are the Medjugorje Apparitions Authentic?
- John Thavis’s book The Vatican Prophecies
- 2024 Vatican document on Medjugorje
- Press conference announcing the Vatican document
- 1978 Norms for evaluating apparitions
- 2024 Norms for evaluating apparitions
- Bishop Peric’s statement
- Pope Francis’s November 14, 2013 homily
- Pope Francis’s June 6, 2015 press conference
- Pope Francis’s June 9, 2015 homily
- Pope Francis’s May 13, 2017 press conference
- Cardinal Fernandez’s remarks on Medjugorje when the new norms were announced
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