Medjugorje pilgrimages - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 13 May 2019 06:05:06 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Medjugorje pilgrimages - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope authorizes pilgrimages to Medjugorje https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/05/13/pope-pilgrimages-medjugorje/ Mon, 13 May 2019 07:53:59 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=117547 Pope Francis has decided to authorize pilgrimages to Medjugorje, which can now be officially organized by dioceses and parishes and will no longer take place only in a private capacity which as has so far been the case. The Vatican says the papal authorization must be accompanied by "care to prevent these pilgrimages from being Read more

Pope authorizes pilgrimages to Medjugorje... Read more]]> Pope Francis has decided to authorize pilgrimages to Medjugorje, which can now be officially organized by dioceses and parishes and will no longer take place only in a private capacity which as has so far been the case.

The Vatican says the papal authorization must be accompanied by "care to prevent these pilgrimages from being interpreted as an authentication of known events, which still require examination by the Church.

"Therefore, care must be taken to avoid creating confusion or ambiguity from the doctrinal point of view regarding such pilgrimages." Read more

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