The Pilgrim's Journey

Vatican Decision on Medjugorje

Ann VucicLast Updated: September 20th, 2024Church News, Medjugorje, Pope Francis

September 19, 2024 – vatican ruling on medjugorjeMy alarm clock awakened me at 4:27 am on Thursday morning, September 19, 2024. Blurry eyed, but wide awake and excited, I took my ipad to watch the live Vatican press conference about Medjugorje, starting at 4:30 am CST, on the Vatican YouTube channel. This was a hugely … Read More

A Time for Renewing Faith, Hope, & Love

Andrea JLast Updated: March 10th, 2021Church News, News, Pope Francis

In a bulletin sent out on February 12 in preparation for the upcoming liturgical season, Pope Francis invites us all to a time of renewal this Lent. In his 2021 Lenten Message, entitled “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem” (Mt 20:18), the Holy Father calls Lent “a time for renewing faith, hope, and love.” … Read More

A Double Holy Year

Andrea JLast Updated: January 20th, 2021Camino de Santiago, Church News

The city of Santiago de Compostela has been looking forward to 2021 since the end of 2010 for a very important reason – it is the next Holy Year (Jubilee) of Santiago! These Jubilee years occur whenever the Feast of St. James (July 25th) falls on a Sunday. The next time this will happen will be 2027.

Pope Francis Authorizes Official Pilgrimages to Medjugorje

Richard SontagLast Updated: September 21st, 2020Church News, Press Release

TEKTON MINISTRIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information or to arrange a pilgrimage with your parish or diocese contact Richard Sontag at 317-574-4191 or [email protected]. Marian Shrine in Bosnia-Herzegovina draws more than 40 million pilgrims since 1981 Medjugorje— May 13, 2019 Pope Francis has authorized official pilgrimages to Medjugorje, meaning that any Catholic entity (diocese, … Read More

Our Latest Saint: Pope Paul VI, The “Original” Pilgrim Pope

Melvin UllrichLast Updated: July 13th, 2020Church News

Most Catholics today lovingly refer to St. John Paul II as “The Pilgrim Pope.” After all, during his 26 years as pontiff, he made pilgrimages to 129 different countries on six continents. But this month, we celebrate the canonization of the “original” Pilgrim Pope, Pope Paul VI. Now known as St. Paul VI, he was … Read More

The Church’s Response to Medjugorje Apparitions – Updated Timeline

Ann VucicLast Updated: September 11th, 2020Church News, Medjugorje, Pope Francis

Timeline of the Church’s response to Medjugorje1981: Apparitions of Medjugorje begin 1984: Local bishop, diocese of Mostar forms a commission to investigate the events in Medjugorje. 1986: Bishop submits a negative decision about Medjugorje to the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF), which at the time was led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later, Pope … Read More

10 Things to Remember When Receiving Communion

Richard SontagLast Updated: July 13th, 2020Church News, New Evangelization

(Aleteia) Churches will be crowded soon with more people heading to Mass who don’t regularly attend. We’ll all be seeing some unfamiliar faces in the pews. And I know I’ll be seeing people in the Communion line I’ve never seen before; some will be casual Christmas-and-Easter Catholics, some will be visitors from out of town. … Read More