The Holy See's pronouncement on the alleged Marian apparitions of Medjugorje will be made known next Thursday, September 19.

At 11.30 am, in the Holy See Press Office, a press conference will take place, which will focus, it is explained, "on the spiritual experience of Medjugorje".

Speakers will include Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Monsignor Armando Matteo, Secretary for the Doctrinal Section of the same Dicastery, and Andrea Tornielli, Editorial Director of the Dicastery for Communication.

The first “apparitions” of the Virgin in the Bosnian town date back to 1981, when two young girls saw a “lady” standing on a small cloud near a hill.

The position of the Catholic Church has never been clear on the phenomena of Medjugorje, which over the years has become a destination of pilgrimage for thousands of faithful.

Pope Francis, in 2019, had decided to authorize such pilgrimages, but the Holy See had announced "further investigations".

(Online Union)

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