The archbishop of Zagreb issued a Christmas message in which he stresses solidarity as an important Christian virtue for our times and criticized the widespread corruption “that demands serious ethical assessment and judgment because it erodes the fundamental values of human relationships such as trust, honesty, justice and equality, and significantly threatens the equality, solidarity and security of citizens

Statement by the high officials of the religious communities from a meeting in Zagreb on December 16, 2004, in which, among other things, they express their support for Croatia’s attempt to become an integral part of the European Union

“In this appointment, we sense the Holy Father’s great respect and love for the Church among the Croats and the entire Croatian nation,” noted Archbishop Barišić

Topics on history and the artistic heritage were presented in 10 thematic groups by 69 experts from Croatia, Italy and Germany

The fruits of a three-year project entitled the Expansion and Development of the Network of Church Family Counseling Centers in Croatia are 25 educated counselors from 11 Croatian dioceses and 3 dioceses in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 10 counseling centers in 8 Croatian dioceses and 4 in 3 Bosnian and Herzegovian dioceses.

and the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction to be delivered to The Honorable Marina Matulović-Dropulić Minister of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction

A five-day symposium in Zagreb, Sinj, Hungary, Mostar, Brist and Zaostrog will attempt to shed light on the life, work and impact of Kačić’s works on Croatian and European culture

“The holy martyrs are a signpost of the sure and certain path toward the Kingdom of God. We pray that our Church of Đakovo and Srijem, in whose regions the blood of martyrs once became semen christianorum, will not stop growing even today in the great community of the Church, in all nations, until the end of the world,” said Bishop Srakić at the celebration in Srijemska Mitrovica

In the world there is no shortage of those who speak about peace but there is a shortage of those who promote peace, the less vocal, quiet makers of peace. This was emphasized at a meeting at which Christians, Jews and Muslims once again this year addressed their prayers for peace to God and commemorated the Day of the Spirit of Assisi.

Don Krešimir Mateša emphasized that the Christian roots of Europe are a bond among European countries