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Medjugorje is a village in the mountains of [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]]. In 1981, six young people claimed to be having apparitions of the [[Virgin Mary]]. The Blessed Mother first appeared, then later told the visionaries that God had sent her into Medjugorje to help convert hearts and lives back to Him. Her messages, which continue to this day, center around peace, love, faith, conversion, prayer and fasting.[http://www.medjugorje.org/medpage.htm] Each of the visionaries will be old ten individual secrets that they will reveal when the apparitions cease.

Medjugorje is a village in the mountains of [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]]. In 1981, six young people claimed to be having apparitions of the [[Virgin Mary]]. The Blessed Mother first appeared, then later told the visionaries that God had sent her into Medjugorje to help convert hearts and lives back to Him. Her messages, which continue to this day, center around peace, love, faith, conversion, prayer and fasting.[http://www.medjugorje.org/medpage.htm] Each of the visionaries will receive ten individual secrets that will be revealed when the apparitions cease.

News of the Virgin Mary's apparitions began to attract pilgrims to the small village, first from the surrounding areas and then, from around the world. At the time, Bosnia was part of the [[communist]] nation of [[Yugoslavia]]. Despite the official [[athiest]] policy of communism, clergy, theologians as well as experts from the physical and medical sciences visited and testified that some type of phenomenon was taking place when the apparitions occurred. In addition, some pilgrims reported seeing the sun spin as it had in [[Fatima]]. Others reported that their rosaries turned gold. And, as had happened at other sites of Marian apparitions, physical, spiritual and moral healings were taking place.[http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/medjugorje.htm].

News of the Virgin Mary's apparitions began to attract pilgrims to the small village, first from the surrounding areas and then, from around the world. At the time, Bosnia was part of the [[communist]] nation of [[Yugoslavia]]. Despite the official [[athiest]] policy of communism, clergy, theologians as well as experts from the physical and medical sciences visited and testified that some type of phenomenon was taking place when the apparitions occurred. In addition, some pilgrims reported seeing the sun spin as it had in [[Fatima]]. Others reported that their rosaries turned gold. And, as had happened at other sites of Marian apparitions, physical, spiritual and moral healings were taking place.[http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/medjugorje.htm].