On cooperation with the laity
Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ - Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Sacred Heart Hall, Zagreb, March 22, 2019.
Statement Issued by the Croatian Conference of Bishops on the Denial of Permission for the Celebration of Mass on the Bleiburg Field
On March 8, the Croatian Conference of Bishops issued a statement on the decision by the administrator of the Diocese of Gurk Klagenfurt not to permit the celebration of a Requiem Mass on the Bleiburg Field this year. We present the statement in its entirety:
The Justice and Peace Commission: We strongly condemn every form of hate speech and violent behavior
Communiqué by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Croatian Conference of Bishops on Violence in Society
Presentation of Alojzije Stepinac: Pillar of Human Rights, by Dr. Esther Gitman, at the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb
The book Alojzije Stepinac: Pillar of Human Rights, by Dr. Esther Gitman, published by Kršćanska sadašnjost, was presented on Wednesday, February 13, at the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb by its editor, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mario Kevo; the political analyst and publicist Višnja Starešina, and the author.
Letter from the Bishops of the Croatian Conference of Bishops to Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej
It is public knowledge that on November 18, 2018, the Croatian Catholic bishops sent Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej a letter, the content of which was not published. There has been some speculation in certain journalistic circles. In order to avoid conjectures, misinterpretations or untruths, the Croatian Conference of Bishops is hereby publishing said letter in its entirety:
Wiesenthal Center Praises Holocaust Remembrance Initatives of Croatian Cardinal Josip Bozanić
The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a statement February 3, 2019 praising several Holocaust remembrance initiatives launched this year for the first time by Croatian Cardinal Josip Bozanić.
Cardinal Bozanić: That the Darkness and Evil Shall Never Occur Again
On Thursday, January 24, a prayer-commemorative gathering in anticipation of International Holocaust Remembrance Day was held in front of the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Zagreb, under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Zagreb and the Hatikva Jewish Information Education Center.
The Fifty-Ninth Theological-Pastoral Week Has Begun in Zagreb
The Prophetic Dimension of Christians in the Life of the Church and Society is the theme of the Fifty-Ninth Theological-Pastoral Week, January 22‒24, organized by the Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, at the Interdiocesan Seminary in Šalata, Zagreb.
Statement from the Twenty-First Joint Session of the Croatan Conference of Bishops and the Bishops’ Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Members of the Croatian Conference of Bishops and the Bishops’ Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina held their twenty-first regular annual joint session on January 21, 2019, at the headquarters of the Croatian Conference of Bishops in Zagreb.
Meeting between Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia and Representatives of the Croatian Conference of Catholic Bishops in Požega
A meeting was held at the Bishop’s Residence in Požega between the bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia and representatives of the Croatian Conference of Catholic Bishops on January 17, in a Christmas atmosphere on the eve of the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, at the invitation of the Catholic Bishop of Požega, Msgr. Antun Škvorčević, President of the Council of the Croatian Conference of Bishops for Ecumenism and Dialogue.