ZAGREB ARCHBISHOP BLESSES HOME FOR HOMELESS ZAGREB, Sept 28 (Hina) - Zagreb Archbishop and President of the Croatian Bishops' Conference (HBK), Josip Bozanic, blessed a new charity home 'Mother Teresa's Home' for the homeless in
Zagreb on Thursday. The building, covering about 2,500 square metres, is owned by the Zagreb archdiocese. Mother Teresa's sisters will be taking care of the homeless. The home can accommodate 80 permanent users-homeless persons and has 40 beds for overnight stays as well as a soup kitchen which will provide 200 hot meals a day. "This house is a home to the sisters and it will provide shelter for up to 120 homeless persons and food for about 200 of those who need it," Bozanic said. Mother Teresa's sisters started their work in Zagreb on June 10 1979 and their mission is to care for the most destitute and neglected ones. The blessing of the home was attended by the apostolic nuncio to Croatia, Giulio Einaudi, auxiliary Zagreb bishops J
ZAGREB, Sept 28 (Hina) - Zagreb Archbishop and President of the
Croatian Bishops' Conference (HBK), Josip Bozanic, blessed a new
charity home 'Mother Teresa's Home' for the homeless in Zagreb on
Thursday.
The building, covering about 2,500 square metres, is owned by the
Zagreb archdiocese. Mother Teresa's sisters will be taking care of
the homeless.
The home can accommodate 80 permanent users-homeless persons and
has 40 beds for overnight stays as well as a soup kitchen which will
provide 200 hot meals a day.
"This house is a home to the sisters and it will provide shelter for
up to 120 homeless persons and food for about 200 of those who need
it," Bozanic said.
Mother Teresa's sisters started their work in Zagreb on June 10 1979
and their mission is to care for the most destitute and neglected
ones.
The blessing of the home was attended by the apostolic nuncio to
Croatia, Giulio Einaudi, auxiliary Zagreb bishops Josip Mrzljak
and Vlado Kosic as well as by Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic.
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