Crime & Safetyscore 584·7 metrosupdated 3h ago

Investigation Launched into Desecration of Virgin Mary Shrine in Bosnia

Bosnian authorities are investigating the desecration of a Virgin Mary statue and fire damage at a shrine in Medjugorje, a site popular with Catholic pilgrims. The statue was found vandalized with its face and hands painted black, and a message suggesting fraud was displayed nearby.

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