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The Vatican Weighs In on Virgin Mary Apparitions at Medjugorje

In June 1981, six children aged 10 to 16 claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared to them on a hilltop near the town.

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Catholic believers pray at the site where the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared in an apparition as they celebrate the Assumption of Mary on August 15, 2020, at Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Damir Sagolj/Getty Images
JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

The Vatican has authorized public worship at Medjugorje, where some claim they have seen the Virgin Mary, acknowledging the “positive encouragement for their Christian life” that many pilgrims have received there.

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JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Mr. Curl covered the White House for a dozen years as a correspondent for the Washington Times. He also ran the Drudge Report for four years as the morning editor.

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