A Joint Statement by Croatian Caritas and the Franciscan Institute for the Culture of Peace

The Bishops emphasize how “no one has the right to close his eyes before difficult questions that have a far reaching impact on the future” and urge all those responsible not to refrain from exercising their responsibilities for the general good

One of the most influential contemporary German theologians, Johann Baptist Metz, in an interview for Glas Koncila, presented his view of today’s Catholic Church and its future

Masses were celebrated in the Basilicas of St. Mary Major and St. Peter, and there was an audience with the Holy Father

Hvar, October 29, 2003

The bishops urge citizens "to go to the polls with great moral and social awareness and responsibility" in order "to make an effective contribution to the continued development of our Croatian homeland," and speak out on the criteria for assessing the individuals and parties to whom they will entrust their confidence, the priorities they should support, and urge they those who participate in the election campaigns "to confine themselves to the contents and programs, and avoid personal insults, u