One of the world's best-known Catholic pilgrimage sites has been targeted in an overnight act of vandalism and arson, with a statue of the Virgin Mary defaced and an outdoor altar set on fire just days before thousands of worshippers are expected to arrive for a major religious festival. Bosnian police have arrested a man in connection with the attack at the Shrine of Our Lady in Medjugorje, according to multiple sources.
Authorities are still investigating the motive and have not released the suspect's identity while they examine whether he may have been involved in other incidents reported at the shrine the same night. The vandalism included black paint covering parts of the Virgin Mary statue and graffiti reading 'Devil in a skirt' sprayed across its pedestal.
