DUBROVNIK, June 6 (Hina) - Pope John Paul II at the end of Friday's Mass in Dubrovnik's Gruz Port thanked the faithful on a wonderful welcome.
DUBROVNIK, June 6 (Hina) - Pope John Paul II at the end of Friday's
Mass in Dubrovnik's Gruz Port thanked the faithful on a wonderful
welcome. #L#
"My wish has come true. I thank God and you on this beautiful
welcome, on this service and on these fantastic natural beauties,"
the Holy Father said at the end of the Mass.
The pope blessed the faithful, their families, and the youth,
telling them to "bravely proceed forward".
He also blessed the children and the sick, the town of Dubrovnik and
the entire Croatia, praying for God to bless the hometown of the
servant of God Mary of Jesus Crucified Petkovic - Blato on the
island of Korcula.
The Holy Father also blessed the gift he received from the faithful
and stones that will be laid as foundations of new churches.
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