Jelena and Marijana, who were receiving interior locutions from Our Lady in Medjugorje since 1982 and 1983, respectively, went to Rome accompanied by Jelena’s father on January 13-15, 1987. On January 14, they were in the great audience hall and while Pope John Paul II was passing by, he recognized them before they were introduced.
Though he moved on to greet the others in the group after giving them both a little chaplet and blessing them, he returned to the two girls before ending the meeting and departing.
