As always, the Church has acted with great prudence toward the apparitions. It took thirteen years for the Church to give the official approval to the Fatima apparitions even after seventy thousand people witnessed the miracle of the sun.

A special emissary from Holy Office was sent to Garabandal to investigate the witnesses of the apparitions. By special request of the Pro-Secretary of the same Congregation of the Faith, Cardinal Ottaviani, Conchita went to Rome in 1966 accompanied by her mother and a priest. She met with Cardinal Ottaviani and other officials of the Vatican. With Cardinal Marella she was received in a private audience by Pope Paul VI.

For obvious reasons, nothing more can be said regarding this intervention of Rome. However it is necessary to confirm this visit of Conchita to the Holy Office in order to refute rumors that no private audience with His Holiness had been granted to Conchita. He said to her "Conchita I bless you and with me the whole Church blesses you."

The Final and decisive Judgement of these events belongs exclusively to the Supreme Magisterium of the Church. St. Michael's Garabandal Center accepts any decision fully, from the moment it shall be pronounced.