Bozanic recalled that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had been head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and that one of the reasons for his election was probably the need for evangelisation and true faith both in the Church and the world, as well as the fact that he was the closest associate of Pope John Paul II, Bozanic said, recalling that the new pope was very familiar with the situation in Croatia and its Church.
rome's Church in RomeROME, April 24 (Hina) - The president of the Croatian Bishops'Conference and Archbishop of Zagreb, Cardinal Josip Bozanic, on Sundayevening served Mass at the Croatian Church of St. Jerome in Rome onthe occasion
of election of the new pope Benedict XVI.
ROME, April 24 (Hina) - The president of the Croatian Bishops'
Conference and Archbishop of Zagreb, Cardinal Josip Bozanic, on Sunday evening
served Mass at the Croatian Church of St. Jerome in Rome on the occasion of
election of the new pope Benedict XVI.