It will also be five weeks of heartfelt giving to benefit the most needy, regardless of nationality (ethnic origin) or religious affiliation

The Web pages were prepared by the staff of the Catholic weekly Glas Koncila and will be administered by the staff of the Press Office of the CCB and the Catholic Press Agency IKA-Zagreb

The platform for the celebration of the Mass will feature symbols of the Pope, Vatican, Dubrovnik, the Dubrovnik Diocese and the Republic of Croatia

An interview with the Sarajevo Catholic weekly Katolicki tjednik

The master of Papal liturgical celebrations, Bishop Piero Marini, and a member of the Office for Liturgical Ceremonies of the Supreme Pontiff, Msgr. Enrico Viganó, accompanied by the coordinator of the Croatian Conference of Bishops for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Third Apostolic Visit by Pope John Paul II to Croatia, Dr. Ivan Šaško, visited Osijek on May 14 and Đakovo on May 15

The members of the expanded Church and Government committees for the forthcoming apostolic visit by Pope John Paul II to Croatia held a meeting on May 15 at the headquarters of the Government of the Republic of Croatia at which they spoke about the preparations for the Pope’s visit

The statue of the Holy Father will be unveiled on May 18, the Pope’s birthday, with a blessing and Mass at the open-air church.