Zagreb, January 21, 2013

"Croatia is acquainted with the disastrous ideology of the recent past. Therefore, we need to be very cautious when someone seemingly casually imposes new ideologies … The Year of Faith in a time of new evangelization encourages all believers to become better acquainted with the content of Christian revelation about man and the dignity of every human being."

Greetings for the New Year to His Excellency Mr. Ivo Josipović, President of The Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, 15 January 2013

This confirms that the Servant of God, the future Beatus who died as a martyr for the faith, was a person of a pure and stainless priestly life, an ideal figure, an example to follow today.

Prof. Dr. Stjepan Baloban commented to IKA on the results of the 2011 population census of the Republic of Croatia: "In regard to religion, the census did not yield anything spectacular but in any case it is significant."

Everyone who bears responsibility for others, especially for the nation, cannot hide behind superficial slogans that sound appealing but are merely echoes of emptiness. Political authority that attempts to solve fundamental social problems while ignoring fundamental anthropological truths necessarily leads to the destruction of the person and misfortune for Croatia.

Statement by the Justitia et Pax Commission of the Croatian Conference of Bishops

The President of the Justitia et Pax Commission, Bishop Vlado Košić of Sisak, expressed satisfaction in this statement that International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugslavia had ultimately delivered a just verdict that respects the truth and what really happened during the Homeland War.