Church Of Our Lady At Medjugorje In Bosnia Herzegovina Editorial Photo

Our Lady of Medjugorje is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by those who believe that she has been appearing since 24 June 1981 to six children in Medugorje .The messages reputed to Our Lady of Medugorje have a strong following among Catholics worldwide. Medjugorje has become one of the most popular pilgrimage sites for Catholicsand people of other faiths in the world and has turned into Europe`s third most important religious place, where each year more than 1 million people visit. It has been estimated that 30 million pilgrims have come to Međjugorje since the reputed apparitions began in 1981.Many have reported visual phenomena including the sun spinning in the sky or changing colours and figures such as hearts and crosses around the sun. The phenomenon is not officially approved by the Catholic Church.