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Bishop Fernando Valera Sanchez: Here we discover that it is possible to see with the heart

Bishop Sanchez said that the Lord fills our interior with the new wine of the Holy Spirit and destroys the temptation to live Christianity without the cross.

Registration for the February Spiritual Retreat for Married Couples in Medjugorje has begun

The coordinator of this spiritual retreat is Fr. Josip Stanić, parish vicar of the Parish of St. James in Medjugorje, and the lecturer at the spiritual retreat will be Dr. Jozefina Škarica. This doctor was born in 1948, is married and is the mother of four children. After completing her medical studies, she worked at the Medical Center in Šibenik, Croatia. In 1985, she specialized in school medicine.

Spiritual retreat for pilgrimage organizers, leaders of peace centers, prayer and charity groups related to Medjugorje

The lecturer at this spiritual retreat will be the parish priest of Medjugorje, Fr. Zvonimir Pavičić, and applications are ongoing. The number of participants is limited, so the organizers ask kindly that you register as soon as possible, and all registration details are available HERE.

Statistics for August, 2025.

Number of Holy Communions: 350 000

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 8077 (260 per day)

The prayer program schedule changes in Medjugorje

As of Monday, September 1, the prayer program schedule in Medjugorje will change. The evening prayer program will begin with the rosary at 5 p.m., and the Holy Mass will be at 6 p.m. The Rosary on Apparition Hill will be said on Sundays at 2 p.m., and the Stations of the Way of the Cross on Cross Mountain on Fridays at 2 p.m.

Fr. Zvonimir Pavičić celebrated Holy Mass on Cross Mountain at the end the Youth Festival: ‘Be Our Lady''s children!’

''We must not reject the cross that brings us life. Instead, we must readily accept and carry it. Just as he carried his cross. Although it is difficult and demanding, it is nevertheless bringing us salvation. Whoever is ready to carry his cross is ready to follow Jesus. For the one who follows Jesus, he always goes towards salvation, towards heaven and towards eternity.'' (PHOTO)

Bishop Petar Palić presided over the Holy Mass on the final evening of the 36th Youth Festival

"Dear young people, accept the rosary, that is Mary's hand that she offers you to walk through life with Jesus and Mary and to learn from them! Be evangelizers in your family, in your city, in your country," said the parish priest of Medjugorje, Fr. Zvonimir Pavičić, and with this mission they are also invited to pass on to their countries, to their families and parish communities what they received in Medjugorje. (PHOTO)

The 36th Youth Festival - Fr. Zvonimir Pavičić: Let us respond to Our Lady''s invitation. She is calling until we are all converted

''How many people here in Medjugorje have felt transformation in the church during the Eucharist, in the sacrament of confession, on the Apparition Hill or on the Cross. They came with their suffering, with their life problems, questions, and the Lord transformed their lives. Our Lady, our Mother, therefore tirelessly calls: convert, pray, go to my Son... ''

36th Youth Festival - Fr. Jozo Grbeš: Let''s not be formal Christians, there are too many of them today

After the Holy Mass, the day ended with a procession with the statue of Our Lady and adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. (PHOTO)

36th Youth Festival Begins – Nuncio Chullikatt: Medjugorje is the Beginning of a Renewed Journey

"Be living stones of the Church, homes of hope in your families, in schools, in your workplaces, among friends and those who await a sign of love. Medjugorje is not just a stopover: it is the beginning of a renewed journey. Go, therefore, as disciples and missionaries, carrying with you the joy of those who have found a home in the heart of God." (PHOTO)

MESSAGE FROM POPE LEO XIV to the participants of the 36th Youth Festival Medjugorje, August 4th – 8th, 2025

Statistics for July, 2025.

Number of Holy Communions: 150 000

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 5858 (188 per day)

The use of drones is prohibited at the Youth Festival for safety reasons

The parish office of Medjugorje is kindly warning that all the drones will be removed for the safety of the Youth Festival participants in cooperation with the police.

''Ad fontem! To the source!'' - Dates and themes of the spiritual retreats in Medjugorje for 2026 announced

Next year we celebrate the 800th anniversary of the death of our holy father Francis, who, towards the end of his life, said an interesting sentence to his brothers: 'Brothers, let us start from the beginning because up to now we have done almost nothing.' 

The press conference on the occasion of the 36th Youth Festival in Medjugorje to be held on Monday, August 4, 2025

The media will be addressed by the Apostolic Visitor with a special role for the parish of Medjugorje, Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, and the parish priest of Medjugorje, Fr. Zvonimir Pavičić, who will present the program of the 36th Youth Festival in more details.