The second regular meeting of the Roman Catholic bishops and Serbian Orthodox episcopes of Bosnia-Herzegovina was held on November 5 in Banja Luka

A Mass of thanksgiving for the successful completion of the pastoral visit by Pope John Paul II to Croatia and the beatification of Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac was celebrated

Retired Serbian Orthodox Archpriest Jovan Nikolić died at the age of 72

Since the beatification of Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac on October 3 in Marija Bistrica, international commentary concerning this event continues

Pope John Paul II departed at 7:15 p.m. via the old Kaštela road toward the Resnik Airport in Split