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ROME – Last week the Vatican backed the decision made in fall 2021 by Bishop Felix Genn of Münster to dissolve a lay association in his diocese, whose foundations are tied to the Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, and which was charged with alleged spiritual abuse.
Recognized in 2004 by the Diocese of Münster as a private association of believers under diocesan law, the “Totus Tuus New Evangelization” group has roots going back to the 1980s and was founded by a German couple named Leon and Birgit Dolenec after the two said they experienced conversions in Medjugorje.
After visiting Medjugorje in the late 1980s, the Dolenecs formed prayer groups in Germany, and since 1994, they have organized several pilgrimages to Medjugorje each year with the aim of engaging young people in evangelization, and specifically, carrying forward the messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje.
The Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, which have not been approved by the Vatican, allegedly began in June 1981, when the Virgin Mary first appeared daily to six young people between the ages of 10 and 17, calling the world to penance and conversion.
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Vatican confirms ban on German lay group linked to Medjugorje
Recognized in 2004 by the Diocese of Münster as a private association of believers under diocesan law, the “Totus Tuus New Evangelization” group has roots going back to the 1980s and was founded by a German couple named Leon and Birgit Dolenec after the two said they experienced conversions in Medjugorje.
After visiting Medjugorje in the late 1980s, the Dolenecs formed prayer groups in Germany, and since 1994, they have organized several pilgrimages to Medjugorje each year with the aim of engaging young people in evangelization, and specifically, carrying forward the messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje.
The Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, which have not been approved by the Vatican, allegedly began in June 1981, when the Virgin Mary first appeared daily to six young people between the ages of 10 and 17, calling the world to penance and conversion.
Continued below.
Vatican confirms ban on German lay group linked to Medjugorje
