Kibeho is a small town nestled in the southwest corner of Rwanda, known outside the region for two things: reported visions of the Virgin Mary that took place in the 1980s and two massacres during and after the Rwandan genocide in 1990s, when thousands were killed there. In November 1981, 16-year-old Alphonsine Mumureke reported a vision she described as the Virgin Mary, warning of a bloody, apocalyptic, hate-filled conflict to come. She initially endured ridicule after reporting what she saw, but days later two other young women at Catholic Kibeho…
