“We should not be slaves to the past but whoever does not see a reason for gratitude toward those who indebted us to them in our past will also not see a reason to work today for those who will come after us. . . . In the new church in Udbina, will shall not foster enmity toward anyone. We wish to build a church in honor of all those who knew how to live and die in order for there to be peace, safety and freedom for all who live here or will live here,” said Bishop Bogović in Udbina

The foreword to this volume was written by the president of the Croatian Conference of Bishops, Archbishop Josip Bozanić, who at the presentation pointed out that the book is a valuable document of our Church and civil history

“For eleven years, I have attempted to serve the Church in Croatia with a feeling of responsibility and love. I have gathered immeasurable riches of human and Christian values with which your land abounds. I have enjoyed your exceptional and generous hospitality, and marveled at your gestures of love, solidarity, work and peace", said the first apostolic nuncio in Croatia

On September 9 at Krbavsko Polje (Krbava Field), there will be a commemoration of the 510th anniversary of the Battle of Krbavsko Polje, one of the greatest tragedies in Croatian history. On this occasion, a campaign will be inaugurated for the building of the Church of the Croatian Martyrs in Udbina.

Archbishop Giulio Einaudi, who has served as the apostolic nuncio in Croatia since 1992

In an interview with the Zagreb daily newspaper Večernji list, Prof. Josip Baloban, dean of the Catholic College of Theology in Zagreb, expressed several opinions in connection with the idea of starting a Catholic university.

As part of the celebration of Central European Catholic Day on August 30, over 10,000 Slovenian and Croatian pilgrims gathered at the Croatian Marian shrine of Marija Bistrica

Congratulations were offered on the Pope’s visit to Croatia, which was visibly permeated with ecumenicism and the inter-religious spirit of cooperation and mutual respect, as well as the visit by the Israeli president and all other occurrences that contribute to the stabilization of the Croatian society and inter-religious understanding

Appeal Issued by the Permanent Council of the Croatian Conference of Bishops Protesting the Introduction of Yoga into the Child-Rearing/Educational System of the Republic of Croatia