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1/18/2006
Whole-night silent adoration each 25th of the month
During the last year, declared by the Holy Father as the Year of the Eucharist, there was a whole-night silent adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the parish church. In the coming year, it will also be so.
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1/16/2006
Bishops in Medjugorje duringthe year 2005
During 2005, 15 bishops from 12 countries came to Medjugorje:
- Mons. Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap., archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia)
- Mons. Salvatore Boccaccio, bishop of Frosinone (Italija)
- Mons. Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil, syro-malankar bishop of Bathery (Kerala, India)
- Mons. José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R., Augustinian, bishop of Marajó (Para, Brazil)
- Mons. Bruno Tommasi, retired archbishop of Lucca (Italy)
- Mons. Hermann Raich, S.V.D., bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)
- Mons. Issam John Darwish, BSO, DD., eparch of the Melkite Catholic Church in Australia and New Zeeland
- Mons. Domenico Pecile, retired bishop of Latina (Italy)
- Mons José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A., auxiliary bishop of Panama (Panama)
- Mons. Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M., bishop of Kole (Democratic Republic Congo)
- Mons. Pearce Lacey, retired auxiliary bishop of Toronto (Canada)
- Mons. Thomas Msusa, bishop of Zomba (Malawi)
- Mons. Allan Chamgwera, retired bishop of Zomba (Malawi)
- Mons. Remi Joseph Gustave Saint-Marie, bishop of Dedza (Malawi)
- Mons. Joseph Faber MacDonald, bishop of Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada)
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1/15/2006
Statistics for the house of prayer “Domus Pacis” for the year 2005
During 2005, 45 different seminars for 1.532 persons took place in the house of prayer “Domus Pacis”.
There were 18 “Prayer, fasting and silence” seminars for 644 faithful from Austria (2), Germany (2), Poland (1), France (2), Ukraine (1), Russia (1), Lituania (1), Slovakia (1), Italy (2), Hungary (1), Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (4). During six days, they deepened their faith in the Lord, following Our Lady’s call to prayer, fasting, and inner silence. These seminars were led by Fr. Ljubo Kurtovic.
There were also 9 recollections for 294 members of the Franciscan Youth Fraternity and for the Altar boys from Herzegovina.
Franciscan School Sisters led 7 seminars for 190 girls.
There were also 11 other seminars for 404 persons, organised by different movements.

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1/14/2006
Statistics for the year 2005
1,299.100 Holy Communions were distributed. 29,673 priests have concelebrated. Groups of pilgrims came from 57 countries from all the continents: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Philippines, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Japan, South African Republic, Canada, China, Korea, La Reunion, Latvia, Leetonia, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Hungary, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, New Zeeland, Nederland, Germany, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, USA, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tahiti, Ukraine, Vietnam.