original_query: What is the significance of the reported Marian apparitions at Our Lady of Kibeho?
query: What is the significance of the reported Marian apparitions at Our Lady of Kibeho?
answer: The apparitions, which reportedly foretold the Rwandan genocide,  were officially recognized by the local Catholic bishop in 2001.  They are significant because they are believed by many to have ominously foreshadowed the violence and destruction of the genocide, and the subsequent massacres at Kibeho.