POPE HOLDS SPECIAL AUDIENCE FOR NUNTIARY ARCHITECTS & DONORS

( Editorial: --> 5499 ) ZAGREB, Oct 4 (Hina) - During his second visit to Croatia Pope John Paul II granted a special audience to Apostolic Nunciature architects and donors early Sunday morning before his departure for Split. The Pope requested the audience to express his gratitude for the donations which helped completing the restoration of the Nunciature in Zagreb. The nuns, medical crews and personal security workers were also received by the Pope. Apostolic Nuncio Monsignor Giulio Einaudi greeted the Pope on the behalf of the architects and donors. The dean of the Prebendery Corps and head of a nunciature construction board chairman Juraj Kolaric greeting the Pope expressed his gratitude by presenting him with a painting of martyr Alojzije Stepinac, made by Rudi Labas. The Pope was presented with a book by Jurij Kocijanic, "The Pope and Croatian people", which describes the history of relations between the Holy See and Croatia during 14 centuries of Croatian Christian history. (hina) it/ha 041312 MET oct 98