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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Authorities in Bosnia on Tuesday investigated the desecration of a Virgin Mary statue and a shrine damaged by fire overnight in a southern Bosnian village, a popular destination for Roman Catholic pilgrims.
Two years ago, the Vatican gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to Medjugorje, where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for devotion at one of the most contested sites of Roman Catholic practice in recent years.
Pilgrims pray next to the vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary, which has been covered with a white sheet, on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Credit: AP Photo/AP.)The pictures from the site in local media showed the statue of Our Lady had her face and hands painted black, with an inscription in English on the pedestal that read “Devil in a skirt.”
In 1981, six children and teenagers reported seeing visions of the Madonna on a hill in Medjugorje,
