SARAJEVO/BANJA LUKA, March 12 (Hina) - A Holy See delegation on Wednesday officially informed the President of Republika Srpska, Dragan Cavic, that Pope John Paul II would visit Banja Luka in late June.
SARAJEVO/BANJA LUKA, March 12 (Hina) - A Holy See delegation on
Wednesday officially informed the President of Republika Srpska,
Dragan Cavic, that Pope John Paul II would visit Banja Luka in late
June. #L#
Cavic received the Vatican delegation in Banja Luka, headed the
Holy See's Secretariat head with special authority, Renato
Boccardo.
Cavic told reporters that the pope would celebrate a mass at which
he would beatify Ivan Merz. He added that the pope would receive the
three members of the Bosnian Presidency and senior Republika Srpska
officials.
As has been announced, the Bosnian Presidency members will travel
to the Vatican on March 21 on which occasion they will hand the pope
an invitation to visit Bosnia, aimed at indicating the importance
paid to the event.
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