Glas Koncila

Infobox_Newspaper
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type = Weekly newspaper
format = Compact
foundation = 1962
owners = Archdiocesan Cathedra in Zagreb
headquarters = Zagreb, Croatia
editor = Ivan Miklenić
website = [http://www.glas-koncila.hr/ www.glas-koncila.hr]

"Glas Koncila" is a Croatian, Roman Catholic, weekly newspaper published in Zagreb and distributed throughout the country.

In the Service of the Gospels

The newspaper (whose title means "Voice of the Council") began publication on October 4, 1962, at the initiative of the Zagreb Franciscans and based upon a decision made by the archbishop of Zagreb, Franjo Šeper, as a mimeographed bulletin which reported on the events of the Second Vatican Council.

It was first printed on September 29, 1963, with the motto "The New Face of the Church". The publisher was the Archdiocesan Cathedra in Zagreb and the editor-in-chief was the head of this institution. It was issued every two weeks until the end of 1984.

Since January 1985, "Glas Koncila" has been a weekly newspaper, published jointly by the archdioceses of Zagreb, Split, Sarajevo, Rijeka and Zadar. From 1987 to 1991, the archdiocese of Belgrade was also one of the publishers. Since 2004, the publisher is again the Archdiocesan Cathedra in Zagreb.

A Promoter of Conciliar Renewal

"Glas Koncila", a Catholic religious newspaper, reports on the events of the Church where the Croatian language is spoken and the Universal Church, while also covering other important events from the religious point of view, particularly in the light of ethics, Christian morality and Catholic social doctrine. It popularizes various religious contents and explains the Sunday Biblical messages in a contemporary context, thereby placing itself directly in the service of the Gospels.

In the Church where the Croatian language is spoken, this publication promotes Conciliar renewal and the ecumenical spirit. It faithfully transmits the official opinions of the leadership of the Church among the Croats and comments unofficially on current events in the Church, nation and the world, under the inspiration of the Gospels and Church history.

"Glas Koncila" is open to a broad spectrum of Church-historical opinions, covers important events in the non-Catholic religious communities that live in this region, responds to current questions, covers important cultural events and promotes human and Christian solidarity.

An "Opposition" Publication

During the communist regime, "Glas Koncila" followed the development of atheistic thought and practice, and opposed the systematic atheization of the entire society, consistently supporting the dignity of each individual. Until the period of democratic changes, "Glas Koncila" was the only publication to resist Greater Serbian propaganda with supported arguments and to defend the dignity and pride of the Croatian nation and the Church among it.Until 1990, "Glas Koncila" was the only newspaper in Croatia which the communist party did not influence because it promoted eternal values, for example the dignity of the human being, justice, freedom and truth, as well as the cultivation of the Croatian national cultural and religious heritage, due to which it often came into conflict with the authorities. The following issues were confiscated: No. 4, dated February 22, 1970; No. 21, dated October 22, 1972; No. 7, dated April 1, 1973; and No. 12, dated June 24, 1973. The editor-in-chief was sentenced.

During the final period of the undemocratic regime, the newspaper was frequently subjected to media attacks and acquired the reputation of being an opposition publication, although in the strictest sense it was not, but it was unique in the European socialist east.

Independence and Openness

"Glas Koncila" has also maintained its independence from the political authorities in democratic Croatia, in which it has increasingly opened discussion on actual topics concerning overall national life, promoting the values of the Gospels as the foundation of a healthy and pluralistic society.

"Glas Koncila" devotes particular attention to social questions in the light of Catholic social doctrine, expanding its coverage of culture and recognizing culture as a synthesis of the religious and all that is human. Therefore, it serves as the co-organizer for meetings of Catholic artists. By awarding the Golden Oil Lamp, the newspaper promotes ethical and moral values in Croatian film production.

"Glas Koncila" devotes particular attention to the education of children, issues a monthly children's publication, Mali Koncil, and organizes Catechism Olympics which involve several thousand catechism students in competitions at the parish, deanery, diocesan and national levels.

Through the publication of the Code of Canon Law, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a major biography of the Blessed Archbishop Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac, the Contracts between the Holy See and the Republic of Croatia, and many other works, "Glas Koncila" has affirmed itself as a distinguished publisher.

External links

*hr icon [http://www.glas-koncila.hr Official website]