ABC News Magazine, 20/20, hosted by Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters, sent their producer, Rob Wallace, and a crew to do a story on Medjugorje. Wallace had contacted the founder of Caritas of Birmingham to discuss doing a program on his experiences in Medjugorje. Caritas’ founder suggested, instead, to follow a BVM Caritas Pilgrimage Group to Medjugorje and tell the story of Medjugorje through the lives and experiences of the pilgrims on the group. Stone Phillips was the narrator for the program. The entire crew was impressed with the experience of Medjugorje. When the program, titled, “A Journey of Faith,†aired on June 25, 1988, it was the most watched program in the history of 20/20 up to that date. It was a significant factor in spreading and bringing awareness to masses of people of the existence of Medjugorje.
