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This statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is on Apparition Hill, overlooking the village of Medjugorje, a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Medjugorje: What Catholics should know about the alleged Marian apparitions

Sep 19, 2024

By Joseph Pronechen

More than 40 million pilgrims from around the world have flocked to the small village named Medjugorje since 1981. Read more

Pope Francis receives Croatia’s President Zoran Milanović at the Vatican, Nov. 15, 2021.

Croatian president raises plight of Bosnia’s Catholic minority during Vatican visit

Nov 15, 2021

By CNA Staff

President Zoran Milanović met with Pope Francis and senior officials. Read more

Pope Francis speaks with journalists on his flight from Sri Lanka to the Philippines on Jan. 15, 2015.

Pope Francis announces June visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina

Feb 1, 2015

By Elise Harris

During his Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis announced he will visit the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in June, where WWI... Read more

Cardinal Vinko Puljic speaks during an Oasis conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia June, 17 2014.

Bosnian Catholics in a 'grave position,' cardinal warns

Jun 23, 2014

By Elise Harris

During a recent conference in Bosnia discussing interreligious violence Cardinal Vinko Puljic spoke of the country’s historic divisions, stating that... Read more

Ivica Mrso speaks with CNA during an Oasis conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia June 17, 2014.

Bosnian school seeks to strengthen interethnic relations

Jun 20, 2014

By Elise Harris

A Catholic school founded in Sarajevo, Bosnia during the country’s recent war has made it their goal to teach children... Read more

Speakers at the Oasis Foundation conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia June 16, 2014

Bosnia event touches on religious violence in light of WWI

Jun 17, 2014

By Elise Harris

International leaders within the Catholic Church have gathered in Sarajevo, Bosnia to discuss the consequences of the First World War,... Read more

Bishop Franjo Komarica of Banja Luka.

Catholic refugees in Balkans deserve justice, bishop says

Dec 4, 2013

A bishop in Bosnia-Herzegovina says that Catholic refugees from the Yugoslav wars conducted in the 1990s continue to suffer and... Read more