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A statue of Virgin Mary on the the Apparition Hill, in Medjugorie. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)

A statue of Virgin Mary on the the Apparition Hill, in Medjugorie. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Statue of Virgin Mary on the the Apparition Hill, in Medjugorie. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)

Statue of Virgin Mary on the the Apparition Hill, in Medjugorie. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)
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A man greets the Virgin Mary after the apparition of Virgin Mary to Mirjana, on September 2, 2014. It was to Mirjana that Our Lady first entrusted all 10 secrets, some of which involve chastisements for the world. Mirjana sees Our Lady annually on her birthday and every month on the 2nd. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)

A man greets the Virgin Mary after the apparition of Virgin Mary to Mirjana, on September 2, 2014. It was to Mirjana that Our Lady first entrusted all 10 secrets, some of which involve chastisements for the world. Mirjana sees Our Lady annually on her birthday and every month on the 2nd. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)
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A nun prays during the apparition of Virgin Mary to Mirjana, on September 2, 2014. It was to Mirjana that Our Lady first entrusted all 10 secrets, some of which involve chastisements for the world. Mirjana sees Our Lady annually on her birthday and every month on the 2nd. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)

A nun prays during the apparition of Virgin Mary to Mirjana, on September 2, 2014. It was to Mirjana that Our Lady first entrusted all 10 secrets, some of which involve chastisements for the world. Mirjana sees Our Lady annually on her birthday and every month on the 2nd. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Don Gaetano, an italian priest, inside the bus on the road to Medjugorje talks with pilgrims and prays during the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)

Don Gaetano, an italian priest, inside the bus on the road to Medjugorje talks with pilgrims and prays during the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Almost one million people visit Medjugorje each year, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to six young villagers for the first time on June 24, 1981. For 30 years, the alleged phenomenon was ignored by Roman Catholic authorities until 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI issued an order to form an investigation team to search for the truth in case of Medjugorje sightings. The commission was reported on 18 January 2014 to have completed its work, the results of which it would communicate to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)
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