SW News: Pope Francis has told the annual Catholic youth festival in the Balkans town of Medjugorje that they should imitate the Virgin Mary in abandoning themselves to the will of God. The week-long festival in Bosnia-Herzegovina runs until August the 6th. Medjugorje has been a place of pilgrimage since 1981 when six local children claimed to witness apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 2019, Pope Francis approved pilgrimages to Medjugorje, although the Vatican has not yet ruled on the authenticity of the claimed Marian apparitions. In his letter to the Youth Festival, Pope Francis makes no mention of the alleged apparitions. Instead, the Holy Father urges the young people to take time to be with the Lord in prayer in order to discover the true adventure of life. He also urges them to enrich the Church with their enthusiasm, intuition, and faith. Every year around 50,000 young people from around the world participate in the festival.

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