The commission established to study the alleged apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, reportedly voted overwhelmingly to recognize as supernatural the first seven appearances of Mary in 1981.
Pope Francis dismisses reports of continuing apparitions of the Virgin Mary at the Medjugorje shrine in southern Bosnia. He says the visions "don't have much value" even if the shrine can help Catholics find God.
The bill allows organizations and individuals "with sincerely held religious beliefs to remove themselves from actions in direct violation of their faith."