Medjugorje is a town located in Bosnia and Herzegovina about 25 km southwest of Mostar and close to the Croatian border.

St. James Church in Medjugorje

It is a sacred place where six children saw apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the 1980s. On the hillside, the Virgin Mary spoke to them and some of the children, who are adults now, still see her on a regular basis. Medjugorje is an extremely popular pilgrimage site for Catholics and many miracles still occur there today. There have been cases of restored vision, healed illnesses, cured paralysis, and even rosaries changing from silver to gold.

Every year, millions of pilgrims hike up the Krizevac and Podbrdo hills to the crosses at the top and pray.

Statue of Virgin Mary at Podbrdo, Medugorje, place of apparition

Why Medjugorje?

To learn more why visit Medjugorje, please watch this short film “Why Medjugorje ?” This is an insightful short film by Josip Loncar promotions officer with the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (ICCRS). It documents his own personal experience when he visited Medjugorje for the first time in 1987.

This short film very much captures the Spirit of Medjugorje from a pilgrim’s perspective. As an added bonus narration is by renowned scripture scholar Tony Hickey. After watching this film, you will have many good reasons why you should consider visiting Medjugorje.