(19 Sep 2024)
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VATICAN – 19 September 2024
1. St. Peter’s Basilica from Via Della Conciliazione
2. Cupola on St. Peter’s Basilica
3. Tourists walking towards St. Peter’s Basilica
4. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, Head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith preparing for press conference
5. Wide of press conference
6. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, Head, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
"As you know, the nihil obstat, when speaking about a spiritual event, means that the faithful are authorized to give their prudent adherence to this phenomenon. The faithful can receive a positive stimulus for their Christian life through this spiritual proposal. And public worship is also authorized, that is, public worship of Mary Queen of Peace is authorized."
7. Journalists at press conference
9. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, Head, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (holding up the decree)
"And here we received the bishop’s decree in the Croatian language and here is the bishop’s seal and signature. And this is the decree of the local bishop because we want to continue with the tradition that it is the local bishop who makes the decree in this case of nulla osta”
10. Mid-shot presser
11. Woman taking a selfie with St. Peter’s Basilica in background
STORYLINE:
The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for devotion in one of the most contested aspects of Roman Catholic practice in recent years.
In a detailed analysis after nearly 15 years of study, the Vatican’s doctrine office didn’t declare that the reported apparitions in Medjugorje were authentic or of supernatural origin.
And it flagged concerns about contradictions in some of the “messages” the alleged visionaries say they have received over the years.
But in line with new Vatican criteria in place this year, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ruled that the “spiritual fruits” stemming from the Medjugorje experience more than justified allowing the faithful to organize pilgrimages there and permitting public acts of devotion.
In 1981, six children and teenagers reported seeing visions of the Madonna on a hill in the village of Medjugorje, located in the wine-making region of southern Bosnia.
Some of those original “seers” have claimed the visions have occurred regularly since then, even daily, and that Mary sends them messages.
As a result, Medjugorje has become a major European pilgrimage destination for Christian believers, attracting millions of people over the years.
Last year alone, 1.7 million Eucharistic wafers were distributed during Masses there, according to statistics published on the shrine’s website, a rough estimate of the number of Catholics who visited.
However, unlike at the more well-known and established Catholic sanctuaries in Fatima, Portugal or Lourdes, France, the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje have never been declared authentic by the Vatican.
And over the years, local bishops and Vatican officials have cast doubt on the reliability and motivations of the “seers,” because of concerns that economic interests may have been driving their reports of continued visions.
AP Video shot by Silvia Stellacci; Production by Trisha Thomas
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