Marija Pavlovic
Our Lady of Medjugorje (Croatian: Međugorska Gospa), also called Queen of Peace (Croatian: Kraljica mira), is the title given to a series of visions of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, which are said to have occurred for six Herzegovinian Croat children in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, beginning in 1981. They reported there that the Virgin Mary had said: "What I started in Fatima, I will complete in Medjugorje. My Heart will triumph". Those claiming to be the visionaries often refer to the apparition as the Gospa, which is a Croatian archaism for 'lady'.
After considering the significant number of people who go to Medjugorje and the abundant "fruits of grace" that have sprung from it, Pope Francis lifted the ban on officially organized pilgrimages in May 2019. This was not to be interpreted as an authentication of known events, which still require examination, according to the Catholic Church.
On September 19, 2024, the Vatican granted "the spiritual event" of Medjugorje a Nihil Obstat, which means Catholics "are authorized to give it their adherence in a prudent manner", encouraging pilgrimages to Medjugorje without entering into the question of alleged apparitions. The Holy See also said believers should not go to Medjugorje for "alleged visionaries" but for the Queen of Peace.
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