Vatican says supposed apparitions of Virgin Mary near Rome 'not supernatural'

The events allegedly began after the couple brought back an image of Our Lady of Peace from Medjugorje in 2014.

According to Cardia, the image not only cries blood, but also multiplies food and tells a message on the third day of each month, as happens on the 25th with the visionaries of the supposed apparitions of the Virgin in Medjugorje.

Cardia, who created a non-profit association accepting donations and whose chapel was closed by the municipality of Trevignano, brought together many faithful and priests on site for prayer meetings not authorized by the Church.

Last year, the local bishop, Monsignor Marco Salvi, of Civita Castellana, issued a statement asking the faithful not to attend events with Cardia.

In addition, the Civitavecchia public prosecutor's office opened a fraud investigation against Cardia and her husband, and the city's mayor ordered the demolition of the chapel where her supporters gathered.

Salvi issued a decree on March 6 which explains that an investigation carried out by a commission composed of expert mariologists, theologians, canonists, psychologists and other specialists, who considered the figure of Mary in the tradition of the Church, concluded that the events at Trevignano Romano were “not supernatural”. »