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Cardinal Vinko Puljic, archbishop of Vrhbosna (Sarajevo) and President of the Bishops Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina, about the election of the new Pope: “The moment when Cardinal Ratzinger accepted the choice of the Cardinals and took the name of Benedict XVI was very moving. The homily delivered on Monday, April 18, by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger during the Mass "for the election of the Roman Pontiff" in St. Peter's Basilica, before the conclave in which he was elected a Pope and took the name of Benedict XVI. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and International Theological Commission, Dean of the College of Cardinals, was born on 16 April 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Germany. Cardinal Josip Bozanic, archbishop of Zagreb, related for the Catholic Information Agenca (IKA) his first encounter with the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI: “Yesterday, after the election of the Holy Father, the Cardinals approached the new Pope to express their respect and fidelity. When I approached the Holy Father, he spoke first and told me: “Heartfelt greetings to Croatian nation and dear Croatia, which is always faithful”. I replied: “Holy Father, the Croatian nation will accompany you with prayers and with love.” The Holy Father answered: “Thank you very much, this is what I need most”. The first Urbi et Orbi Blessing of the Pope Benedict XVI: “Dear Brothers and Sisters, after our great Pope, John Paul II, the Cardinals have elected me, a simple, humble worker in the Lord's vineyard. I am consoled by the fact that the Lord knows how to work and how to act, even with insufficient tools, and I especially trust in your prayers. In the joy of the resurrected Lord, trustful of his permanent help, we go ahead, sure that God will help. And Mary, his most beloved Mother, stands at our side. Thank you”, were the first words of the Pope Benedict XVI to the faithful gathered at St. Peter’s Square. May the Holy Spirit guide him! On Saturday, April 16, before the beginning of the Conclave, the usual one-hour Saturday adoration was prolonged, and we prayed in a very special way for the Cardinals and the election of the new Pope. Albert and Marie-Thérèse de Theux from Bruxelles (Belgium) are at the head of the initiative called “Groupe Contact Medjugorje Benelux” which is bringing together numerous Medjugorje-groups in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg. The 70th anniversary of the presence and of service of the Franciscan School Sisters in the Parish Medjugorje (1935 – 2005) was celebrated on Sunday, April 17, 2005, with a solemn Holy Mass presided by Fr Branko Rados, parish priest, and concelebrated by 19 priests, among whom also the Franciscan OFM Provincial, Fr. Slavko Soldo.(photos) The Information Centre “Mir” Medjugorje is proposing to the pilgrims four new books: “Messages of the Queen of Peace” – pocket edition in Croatian and in English, Fra Tomislav Pervan: “Međugorje – Kupka duše”, Fra Tomislav Pervan: “U svjetlu spoznaje Isusa Krista, Knjiga 1”, as well as “Međugorski razgovori, Hodočasnička svjedočanstva”. (photos) Pope John Paul II visited Croatia three times and Bosnia and Herzegovina two times. Out of 11 Croatians declared saints and blessed, he declared four of them: he canonised Leopold Mandic in 1983, and he beatified the Cardinal Stepinac (1998), Mary of Jesus Crucified and Ivan Merz (2003). Let us not forget Mother Teresa who is an Albanian from Macedonia, but who received the faith through Croatian missionaries in Skopje, and for whom the Croatian language was the language of her catholic faith. These days, the 83-years old Blaženka Brdar from Rijeka (Croatia) is celebrating the 150th pilgrimage that she has organised to Medjugorje. She came for the first time on May 7, 1983, and she remembers well this difficult time when the police was forbidding to the pilgrims to climb the Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain, and when the Franciscans from Rijeka were disapproving her going to Medjugorje. During the first years, she was taking two cars a year, and with the time, there were 12 cars a year. Everything was happening without any advertisement, simply by phone and through personal contacts. Luc Gevaert from the Flamish part of Belgium came on his first pilgrimage to Medjugorje with his whole family, on March 29, 1985, in order to celebrate the marriage anniversary. Since then, many lay people and priests, especially young people, asked him to take them to Medjugorje, and this is how he began to organise pilgrimages. He was coming even during the war, without fear, because he felt that Our Lady was protecting him. In the meantime, two of his five children are married, and one of his sons has become a priest. Luc is a witness of many graces, even of exceptional healings. On Friday, April 8, in the evening, in Saint James’ parish church in Medjugorje, there was Holy Mass for Holy Father John Paul II. In the filled church, Holy Mass was presided by the Parish priest, Fr. Branko Radoš, in concelebration with the Franciscans of Medjugorje and 41 priests from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and abroad. Thank you, Holy Father John Paul II Holy Father John Paul II will be buried on Friday, April 8, in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. On that day, in Medjugorje, we will pray at his intentions the Way of the Cross at 2 PM. Holy Mass for him will be celebrated at 6 PM.
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Milan Vuković, doktor prava, sudac Ustavnoga suda Republike Hrvatske izjavljuje: «Kao kardinal, Joseph Ratzinger nikada nije izrekao riječ neprijateljsku, protivničku, zabranjujući i osporavajući glede međugorskih ukazanja». (Vjesnik, Srijeda, 27. travnja 2005.) Od 14. do 20. travnja 2005, u Međugorju je boravila skupina hodočasnika iz Djakarte (Indonezija). U noći od 25. na 26. travnja, u župnoj crkvi Sv. Jakova bit će cjelonoćno tiho klanjanje i molitva na nakane našeg Svetog Oca Benedikta XVI. Klanjanje počinje u 22 h i završava u 7 h ujutro. Šesnaesti međunarodni Mladifest održava se u Međugorju od 1. do 6. kolovoza 2005. Tema «Dođosmo pokloniti mu se» (Mt 2, 2) u skladu je s godinom Euharistije i Svjetskim danom mladih koji će sredinom kolovoza u Koelnu okupiti stotine tisuća mladih oko Svetog Oca Pape. U nedjelju 24. travnja 2005., 93 krizmanika primilo je u Međugorju sakrament svete potvrde iz ruku Mons. Ratka Perića, mostarskog biskupa. Liturgijsko slavlje započelo je procesijom i svečanim ulaskom u crkvu biskupa, svećenika i krizmanika. (photos) «Habemus papam – Imamo papu»! Proglas je to koji je razveselio cijelu Crkvu, vjernike i svijet. No, čini se da nekima usklik kako imamo papu nije dovoljan. Pojedini uz to žele imati i rasplamtjeti unutar Crkvene sukobe. Tako jedan hrvatski tjednik na naslovnici uz vijest o novome papi Benediktu XVI. donosi i tvrdnju kako je novi papa protivnik Međugorja. Naravno, već po uobičajenom scenariju u samom tekstu ničim se ne potkrjepljuju takve paušalne ocjene. Doduše, iz konteksta je izvađena izjava iz posebnog pisma Kongregacije za nauk vjere od 8. studenoga 1995. u kojoj se kaže: «Za mjesta ukazanja koja se još istražuju službena su hodočašća zabranjena.». I tu je kraj. Teksta o odnosu novoga Pape prema Međugorju nema. Kardinal Vinko Puljić, nadbiskup vrhbosanski i predsjednik Biskupske Konferencije Bosne i Hercegovine, izravno je sudjelovao u izboru novoga Pape. Za Katoličku tiskovnu agenciju izjavio je da je tijekom izbora novog Pape doživio duboko iskustvo Crkve kroz zajedničko susretanje kardinala u kongregacijama prije izbora i u konklavi. U ponedjeljak, 18. travnja, njemački je kardinal, dekan kardinalskoga zbora, Joseph Ratzinger predvodio svečanu svetu misu uoči konklava te tom prigodom održao propovijed. Kardinal Joseph Ratzinger, dosadašnji prefekt Kongregacije za nauk vjere, predsjednik Papinske biblijske komisije, Međunarodne teološke komisije i dekan Kardinalskog zbora, rođen je 16. travnja 1927. u bavarskom mjestu Marktl na Innu. Kardinal Josip Bozanić rekao je za Katoličku informativnu agenciju (IKA) kako se dogodio njegov prvi susret s novoizabranim papom Benediktom XVI.: "Jučer nakon izbora Svetoga Oca kardinali su po redu pristupili novome Papi da mu iskažu poštovanje i odanost. Kad sam pristupio i ja Svetome Ocu on je prvi progovorio i rekao: 'Uzoriti, srdačno pozdravljam hrvatski narod i dragu Hrvatsku koja je uvijek vjerna'. Na to sam odgovorio: 'Sveti Oče, hrvatski narod će Vas pratiti molitvama i ljubavlju'. Nato je Sveti Otac odgovorio: 'Hvala lijepa, to mi je najpotrebnije'". Prvi blagoslov Urbi et orbi pape Benedikta XVI: «Draga braćo i sestre, nakon velikog pape Ivana Pavla II. preuzvišeni kardinali izabrali su mene, poniznog i jednostavnog radnika na Gospodnjoj njivi, za novog papu. Tješi me u toj zadaći da se Gospodin zna služiti i raditi i s nesavršenim sredstvima i nadasve se povjeravam vašim molitvama. U radosti uskrslog Gospodina, uzdajući se u Njegovu stalnu pomoć, idemo naprijed, sigurni da će nam Bog pomoći, i da Marija, njegova ljubljena Majka, stoji uz nas. Hvala vam!», rekao je papa Benedikt XVI. u svom prvom obraćanju oduševljenome mnoštvu na Trgu Sv. Petra. Neka ga Duh Sveti vodi! U subotu 16. travnja, uoči konklave, u Međugorju smo produžili redovito jednosatno subotnje klanjanje i posebno molili za kardinale i za izbor novog Pape. Albert i Marie-Thérèse de Theux iz Bruxelles-a (Belgija) na čelu su inicijative nazvane «Groupe Contact Medjugorje Benelux» koja okuplja brojne međugorske skupine u Belgiji, Nizozemskoj i Luksemburgu. Sedamdeseta obljetnica nazočnosti i rada Školskih sestara franjevaka u župi Međugorje (1935. – 2005.) obilježena je u nedjelju 17. travnja 2005. svečanom večernjom svetom misom koju je predslavio župnik fra Branko Radoš u koncelebraciji s devetnaest svećenika, među kojima i provincijal franjevaca OFM, fra Slavko Soldo.(photos) Informativni centar «Mir» Međugorje hodočasnicima i prijateljima predlaže četiri nova izdanja.(photos)