Zagreb, September 1, 2015

Cardinal Bozanić said that Pope Francis has proposed the formation of a working group composed of Catholic and Orthodox experts, who would examine disputed issues concerning the person of Cardinal Stepinac together, as well as events regarding relations between Croats and Serbs during the Second World War, according to the criterion of the whole truth.

Zagreb, August 28, 2015

Bearing in mind the twentieth century and the many tensions endured by Croats and Serbs, the President of the Croatian Conference of Bishops expressed the wish for "this meeting to be a contribution to peace and stability in Croatia and Serbia," expressing the belief that "the leaders of our religious communities, as well as the engaged lay faithful, have much to contribute in this respect."

As the special papal legate, Cardinal Josip Bozanić, Archbishop of Zagreb, conducted the central celebration of the three hundredth anniversary of the Shrine of Our Miraculous Lady of Sinj and called for prayer for the Croatian community. He also said: "If we want progress for our nation and homeland, a general consensus on basic questions is needed," emphasizing that the gifts of life and family are burning issues today.

"Let us correct the injustice that cries out to heaven, which was inflicted upon our innocent fellow citizens and contemporaries, so that our country can finally begin to achieve a just and lasting peace!"

Homily for the Mass on Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Croatian Veterans' Day, Knin, August 5, 2015

"He was one of the pillars of the Catholic Church in Croatia during the second half of the twentieth century, a priest who greatly indebted the Croatian nation and Church."