ZAGREB ARCHBISHOP RETURNS FROM SOUTH AMERICA

ZAGREB, March 3 (Hina) - Zagreb's Archbishop and the president of the Croatian Bishops' Conference, Josip Bozanic, returned to Zagreb from Latin America on Monday where he visited Croats in Peru. In Columbia, the Archbishop participated in a joint synod of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of America and Europe in his role as the vice president of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences. #L# This was the first inter-continent encounter of the Councils of Bishops' Conferences of Europe and Latin America and was held between February 24 to 28 in Medellin and Bogota. The meeting presented a "panoramic review of the status of the Catholic Church in Latin America", Zagreb's Archbishop said upon his arrival at Zagreb's airport. According to Bozanic, there was talk about the political situation in the world and the latest events relating the Iraqi crisis as well as the Holy Father's advocacy and that of representatives of the Catholic Church of a peaceful solution to the conflict. (Hina) sp it sb