POPE RECEIVES CROATIAN DELEGATION HEADED BY PM SANADER

THE VATICAN, Jan 8 (Hina) - Pope John Paul II on Thursday morning received a Croatian government delegation, led by Prime Minister Ivo Sanader.#L# Sanader presented the Holy Father with a Roman triptych in Croatian. The pontiff blessed the Croatian delegation and gave them rosaries. The Croatian delegation, which also comprises Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul and Culture Minister and chairman of the government's commission for relations with religious communities Bozo Biskupic, arrived in the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon for an official visit. Later today, the delegation will hold talks with the Holy See Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, and secretary in charge of foreign affairs Giovanni Lajol. (Hina) it