The Web portal of Radio Vatican reports in a text of July 21, 2007, that the Pope Benedict XVI, in Lorenzago di Cadore where he is staying until July 27, spent one hour in prayer in front of an image of Our Lady of Medjugorje.

Radio Vatican is saying that it was a very poignant moment.

„The Pope went to the small chapel in the forest and prayed in front of the image of Our Lady of Medjugorje. An interesting story is connected with this image: it was brought in the 80’s and was stolen. After some time, the thief brought it back to the small chapel. The Pope prayed the Rosary and spent there about one hour”, says the journalist of Radio Vatican. 

I was just informed by the dean of our deanery Fr. Mika Stojic that pastoral staff changes in Medjugorje are official. The new pastor was assigned; his name is Fr. Petar Vlasic. He has been in Medjugorje for several years now; he was the assistant priest to the previous pastor.

Fr. Danko Perutina was also transferred to Medjugorje, a young priest that has a masters degree in Mariology.

Fr. Ljubo Kurtovic was transferred out of Medjugorje and he was sent to Zagreb. He will be working with the young Franciscan Friers that study theology in Zagreb.

Mary, overshadowed by the Spirit of God, is the Virgin of the new heart, who gave a human face to the Word made flesh. She is the Virgin of wise and contemplative listening who kept and pondered in her heart the events and the words of the Lord. She is the faithful disciple of wisdom, who sought God's Wisdom and allowed herself to be formed and molded by His Spirit, so that in faith she might be conformed to his ways and choices. Thus enlightened, Mary is presented to us as one able to read "the great wonders" which God accomplished in her for the salvation of the humble and of the poor. Mary was not only the Mother of Our Lord; she also became His perfect disciple, the woman of faith. She followed Jesus, walking with the disciples, sharing their demanding and wearisome journey - a journey which required, above all, fraternal love and mutual service. (…) 

June 25, 2007, Medjugorje, Interview with Archbishop Emilio Ognjenovic.  Retired Archbishop of the Argentinan archdiocese of Mercedes-Lujan

Archbishop Emilio Ognjenovic was born in Cetinja, Montenegro.  His father was also from Cetinja and his mother was from central Dalmatia. Both of his parents died 19 hours apart.  He became an orphan at the age of ten. His mother was sick a very long time and she died when she was 33 years old. She left an infant only four months old behind her. His father was devoted to his mother and he took care of her for a number of years. He died hours after her because of the sorrow he felt at her death. The bishop expressed that he thinks this was a beautiful witness that needs to be shared today when we live in a world where there is a crisis in marriage and in the family. When his parents died he became a mother and father at the age of a ten, and a friend to his younger brothers. The family was taken in by their grandmother who was so poor that they hardly had food. His grandmother thought of his future and sent him off far away to school. He went to school near the shrine of Our Lady of Lujan,  the patron of Argentina.  The bishop stated that after 15 years of ordination, a distant cousin told him the following story; when he mother was pregnant she prayed to God so that he would take me into his service and that I would become his priest. And from the moment she found out that she was pregnant she went mass on a daily basis and received communion. In the last moment of her life, the last breath of air she took, she embraced our Ladies figure and her last words were “Mother, I am giving you my life. Jesus, take my son Emilio to become a priest.”

Dear children!
In the great love of God, I come to you today to lead you on the way of humility and meekness. The first station on that way, my children, is confession. Reject your pride and kneel down before my Son. Comprehend, my children, that you have nothing and you can do nothing. The only thing that is yours and what you possess is sin. Be cleansed and accept meekness and humility. My Son could have won with strength, but He chose meekness, humility and love. Follow my Son and give me your hand so that, together, we may climb the mountain* and win. Thank you!
 
Again Our Lady spoke about the importance of priests and their blessing.

*Our Lady referred to the spiritual climb.

Pope John Paul II many times expressed his faith in Medjugorje. The late Cardinal Tomasek had made public the Holy Father's remark in his presence, "If he were not Pope he would like to go to Medjugorje to help at the work with the pilgrims." The Holy Father had invited numerous priests and bishops to go there. He had received several of the Medjugorje visionaries, (1) among them Mirjana Dragicevic. Upon visiting Rome in 1987 he spoke for 20 minutes with her in private. The visionary states that she will reveal nothing about this conversation for the time being, apart from these words of the Holy Father: "If I were not the Pope, I would be in Medjugorje already." (In March, 2004, she received an invitation from Pope John Paul II to come to the Vatican to meet with him again. His declining health, however, prevented the meeting from taking place). 

I just wanted to share with you all that Mr. Leo J. Muller passed on to the next life last night. Leo was one of the most honest friend of Medjugorje, he was a trooper of faith and great contributor to the poor and suffering. He visited Medjugorje a number of times, his travels to this part of the world where true signs of light on the end of the tunnel for a number of people. He was just tireless in effort to help others. May his soul rest in peace.

The visionary Ivanka Ivankovic-Elez had her regular annual apparition on June 25th 2007. According to the visionaries, Vicka, Marija and Ivan continue to have daily apparitions, and Mirjana, Ivanka and Jakov have an annual apparition.

At Her last daily apparition on May 7, 1985, Our Lady confided to Ivanka the 10th secret and told her that she would have an apparition once a year on the anniversary of the apparitions. It was that way also this year. The apparition lasted 17 minutes. Ivanka had the apparition at home in the presence of her family, her husband and her three children.

After the apparition, the visionary Ivanka said:
“Our Lady remained with me for 17 minutes. She was joyful and spoke to me about Her life. Our Lady said: ‘Dear children, receive my motherly blessing.’ ”