Mass Conducted by the Holy Father in Banja Luka (1)
Mass Conducted by the Holy Father in Banja Luka (1)
Bishop Franjo Komarica of Banja Luka on the Significance of the Pope’s
Forthcoming Visit for the Croats and the Other Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement from a Special Plenary Session of the Croatian Conference of Bishops
At the meeting, it was decided that the Pope’s third visit to Croatia, i.e. the Pope’s messages to the Church in Croatia, would be the main topic of the plenary session to be held this autumn in Hvar from October 26 to 30. The bishops thanked everyone who participated in the organization and success of the Pope’s third visit to Croatia
Schedule of the Pope’s Forthcoming Visit to Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina
The Holy Mass at which Pope John Paul II will beatify the Venerable Ivan Merz will begin at 11:30 a.m., June 22, in the Franciscan monastery complex of Petrićevac in Banja Luka
Pope Speaks about His Third Trip to Croatia at General Audience
“During this trip, I was able to observe how much Christianity has contributed to the artistic, cultural but most of all the spiritual and moral development of Croatia and its people,” said Pope John Paul II during his general audience at the Vatican today.
Pope Departs from Croatia
Pope John Paul II’s jubilee 100th trip outside of Italy, during which he visited five Croatian cities (Rijeka, Dubrovnik, Osijek, Djakovo and Zadar) from June 5 to 9, was concluded on June 9 by a formal farewell ceremony in his honor at the Zadar airport
Pope Thanks Croatia
Pope John Paul II thanked Croatia for the welcome he received and then bestowed his apostolic blessing at the Forum in Zadar.