21Sep
Are the Marian apparitions in Medjugorje real?
Pope Benedict XVI set up a commission chaired by Cardinal Camillo Ruini to “collect and examine all the material” about Medjugorje and present “a detailed report” followed by a vote on the “supernatural nature” of the apparitions. From 2010 to 2014 the committee met 17 times, scouring documents from the Vatican, the parish of Medjugorje, and the Yugoslavia secret service. The commission interviewed all seers and witnesses and inspected the village of Herzegovina. The conclusions of the Ruini Report on Medjugorje support the supernatural character of the initial alleged apparitions. We currently await Pope Francis’ response to the commission.
