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ROME (AP) — Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnian site in Medjugorje where Virgin Mary is said to have appeared.

ROME—In a highly anticipated report on the alleged decadeslong apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, the Vatican’s doctrinal office on Thursday endorsed prudent devotion to Mary at the ...