The Christian community has been studying the medical and scientific evidence for Marian apparitions since Mary the Mother of Jesus first appeared to the Apostle James at Saragossa in Spain in the year 40 CE. More recently, Mary has credibly appeared at Medjugorje in Bosnia Herzegovina for the past 40 years with the message God can save us. Is Mary the prophet of our times?

Pope Francis gave official approval to Medjugorje pilgrimages in 2019. During a pilgrimage to Lourdes, Fatima, Garabandal and Medjugorje, the Prodigal Pilgrim writes to Pope Francis, urging formal recognition of the Medjugorje apparitions. Mary offers humanity a lifeline, says the author, an alternative to David Attenborough’s observation that things can only get worse for planet Earth.