$ ZAGREB, Oct 5 (Hina) - After six years, the exiled Croats of Opatovac, a village near Ilok, on Sunday gathered in the damaged village church to celebrate the day of the Queen of the Holy Rosary, the patron saint of Opatovac.
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ZAGREB, Oct 5 (Hina) - After six years, the exiled Croats of
Opatovac, a village near Ilok, on Sunday gathered in the damaged
village church to celebrate the day of the Queen of the Holy Rosary,
the patron saint of Opatovac. #L#
The visit of some 200 Opatovac Croats was organised by the
U.N. Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia and Lovas
municipal leadership.
Today's mass, which is the first one to be held after six
years, was conducted by Djakovo-Srijem Bishop Marin Srakic.
The gathered Opatovac residents were also greeted by the
president of the Municipal Council, Zlatko Bistrovic, and the
municipal head of Lovas, Zeljko Cirba.
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