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Country of the month - Bosnia-Herzegovina

Even though religious freedom is enshrined in the 1995 constitution (Article 2), there are alarming cases of discrimination and violence. Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox Serbs have all reported many cases of aggression and religious intolerance. Religious practice is relatively low but there are some areas where religion is taken very seriously. Examples of this include the Croatian Catholic communities in Bosnia, where they are a minority. They find themselves in a difficult position, fighting for survival in an environment which is becoming increasingly Islamic. - Read more

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How you can help

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) supports several projects in Bosnia-Herzegovina. You can support these projects by donating via their national offices.

Below you can find one or more finished projects ACN supported in the past.

• Rebuilding the parish house in Nova Topola destroyed during the war
  

  From 1992 to 1995, following the break-up of Yugoslavia, war raged in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some 243,000 people lost their lives, while around two million were made refugees as a result of the war and the redrawing of the map of the republic. Among them were many priests and religious. Read more >>

• Help for the congregation of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Banja Luka
  

  The diocese of Banja Luka in northwest Bosnia still suffers today from the consequences of the Balkan war in the 1990s. Some 98% of the churches and convents in the diocese were damaged or destroyed. The bishop of the diocese, Bishop Franjo Komarica, reports that in many parts of the country there were scarcely any Catholics left, almost all of them having fled or been expelled. Read more >>

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Reconciliation Through Education (Short Film)


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