"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."

His great work in the area of pastoral ministry to the Croatian diaspora has yet to be properly investigated and assessed.

We cannot and do not want to forget that during difficult times, Msgr. Stanković, with knowledge and prudence, steadily and patiently built the pastoral ministry to Croatians in foreign lands and it is largely to his credit that this branch of our homeland Church is today one of the best organized and most productive in the world. We believe that the spiritual fruits of his priestly work are deeply incorporated into the living organism of the Church and nation, and will remain our lasting heritage.

Fr. Ilija Živković, Ph.D., had formerly served as the Minister General of the Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular, and Director of the Catholic Press Agency—IKA and Croatian Catholic Radio

"We expect the Croatian institutions and individuals to promote the systematic disclosure of the truth. The truth will undoubtedly reveal the consequences of the crimes but will allow hope to speak, without which the future is closed," said Cardinal Bozanić.

At a meeting, the Catholic University of Croatia was entrusted with the creation of an organizing committee to handle the preparations for the symposium, which will be held in Zagreb on November 24, 2015.

Catholic Archbishops Hranić and Srakić, Bishop Škvorčević and Serbian Orthodox Episcope Jovan expressed deep sorrow concerning the warfare in our region and appealed to those responsible in the Croatian society to invest needed efforts in the postwar economic recovery of Slavonia with increased sensitivity.

Twenty thousand euros will be sent as immediate assistance to the people of Nepal from the Intervention Fund of Caritas Croatia