Catholics in BiH and throughout the world are celebrating the feast of the Assumption, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, into heaven, during which thousands of believers have made pilgrimages to Marian shrines.

This holiday is especially solemnly celebrated in the sanctuaries: Queen of Peace in Medjugorje and Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Siroki Brijeg and in Posusje, Olovo, Komusina, and Stup, Kresevo, Tolisa, Trebinje, Stup, Uskoplje, Jajce, Sanski Most, Graca, Nevesinje, Prisoj, Seonica, Dracevo and Scit.

Pilgrims from the neighbouring parishes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also from all over the world, took turns especially at night for the festival, near the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Apparition Hill, on Krizevac and around the church of St. Jakov in Medjugorje.
Early this morning, individuals, smaller groups and families continued to arrive. Apart from locals, the most numerous were Italians, Spaniards, Poles, Ukrainians, Slovaks…

The feast of the Assumption is also a national holiday in many countries: in Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, France, Greece, Guatemala, India, Italy, Cameroon, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius, Ivory Coast, Poland, Portugal and Spain…