Bit ćete mi svjedoci

The collection You Will Be My Witnesses is a documentary and spiritual collection that brings together in one place all the official speeches, sermons, exhortations and messages that Pope John Paul II addressed to the faithful and the Croatian public during his second pastoral visit to Croatia from 2 to 4 October 1998. This historic visit was remembered for the Central Event at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Bistrica, where the Holy Father beatified the Archbishop and Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac of Zagreb, providing the people with a strong spiritual support and a model of faith.

The publication chronologically and systematically records the Pope's words delivered in Zagreb, Marija Bistrica and Solin. Through messages permeated with peace, reconciliation, hope and Christian solidarity, John Paul II called on the Croatian people to renew family and moral values, forgive and bear courageous witness to faith in the challenges of the post-war reality. His exhortations to young people and his messages about the significance of Cardinal Stepinac as an unwavering witness to truth and human dignity are particularly moving. This edition is a precious document of religious and national history and a lasting reminder of the exceptional connection of John Paul II with Croatia.