The Vatican gave its blessing to Catholic worshipers who claim to have seen and spoken to the Virgin Mary at Medjugorje in Bosnia but refused to say whether their visions were real.

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After decades, and controversy, the Vatican has authorized public worship at a shrine in Bosnia, where a once tranquil village has become a major pilgrimage site.

The letter recognizes the pastoral value of the phenomenon and authorizes public worship without commenting on the ...

There’s just one problem with the Virgin Mary story (and it isn’t immaculate conception) Instead of teaching young girls and women that they are more than their bodies, it reinforces this ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful ...

I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary, gave a good ...

Historically, devotion to the Heart of Mary grew up in parallel, but at a lesser intensity  than that of devotion to the Heart of Jesus, only starting to become more prominent during the time ...

Since the 19th century, May has been devoted to the Virgin Mary — though already in Greek and Roman times, goddesses of fertility were celebrated in this month of springtime blooming, she added.