German Diocese Opens Investigation into Alleged Marian Apparitions in Sievernich
Pro-homosexual Bishop Helmut Dieser appointed the commission under new Vatican norms issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith for evaluating supernatural phenomena.
The panel is chaired by canon lawyer Stefan Mückl of Rome.
The visionary is a woman called Manuela Strack (pictured) from nearby Düren. She said she began seeing the Virgin Mary in Sievernich’s St. John the Baptist Church in the early 2000s.
She described Our Lady as dressed in white with a long veil and said the messages emphasized prayer and support for those suffering.
The reported apparitions attracted hundreds of pilgrims, particularly in October 2002, when Strack announced what she described as the final scheduled apparition. She later claimed to have experienced further irregular encounters until 2005.
However, a second phase began in November 2018, when Strack reported an apparition of the Infant Jesus of Prague. Since then, she has continued to claim apparitions and messages from Jesus, the Child Jesus, St. Michael the Archangel, Padre Pio, St. Charbel, Joan of Arc, and other saints.
Messages attributed to these figures have been published in 2025 and 2026.
The commission will examine the reported events, messages, and spiritual fruits.
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