SloveniaThe 37th Young Festival (Mladifest) in Medjugorje, Croatia, took place from August 1 to 6, attracting around 50,000 young people from over 70 countries. On the opening ceremony, Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, the Apostolic Visitor in Medjugorje, read a message from Pope Leo XIII, encouraging youth to seek true happiness in Christ rather than being deceived by fleeting illusions of worldly success. The pope emphasized returning to the source of life and joy through prayer, listening to God’s word, and receiving sacraments. Participants were urged to search for truth and freedom without falling prey to false promises of temporary happiness. The event coincided with a recent incident where a Polish man defaced a Marian statue and burned an altar at the Church of St. James, prompting a reaction from the Apostolic Nuncio in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Francis Assisi Chulikat, who condemned such acts as violations of universal human values and called for responses rooted in love, forgiveness, and peace.
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