RIJEKA, Jan 8 (Hina) - A Vatican delegation preparing the Pope's visit to Croatia this June visited the northern Adriatic region of Rijeka on Wednesday, headed by Msgr Renato Boccardo, the organiser of papal trips.
RIJEKA, Jan 8 (Hina) - A Vatican delegation preparing the Pope's
visit to Croatia this June visited the northern Adriatic region of
Rijeka on Wednesday, headed by Msgr Renato Boccardo, the organiser
of papal trips. #L#
John Paul II starts his third pastoral tour of Croatia in Rijeka on
June 5-8, Rijeka mayor Vojko Obersnel told journalists after
meeting the Vatican delegation.
He added the location of the central celebration and mass in Rijeka
had not yet been determined and that 150,000 people were expected to
attend mass.
The Holy Father should also visit Osijek, Djakovo, Dubrovnik, and
Zadar. He will be based in Rijeka and reach these other centres by
helicopter.
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