Pope travels to Croatia touting family values, EU membership

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Religion / 04.06.2011

 Making his 19th trip abroad since becoming the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI is in Croatia to promote Catholic family values - and lend his support to the country's bid for EU membership.

Pope Benedict XVI is at the start of a two-day trip to Croatia, a country whose population is nearly 90-percent Catholic.

Upon his arrival in Zagreb on Saturday, Benedict was welcomed by officials that included Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. Benedict then delivered a speech backing Croatia's bid to join the European Union....more...
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