Pope Speaks of Own Death as Croatia Trip Nears End

Sun Jun 8, 
By Philip Pullella 
RIJEKA, Croatia (Reuters) - Pope John Paul Sunday 
spoke of his own death as he neared the end of a visit to Croatia, 
the 100th foreign trip of his papacy. 


Visiting a sanctuary in the Croatian port city of Rijeka, the pope 
announced in unprepared remarks that he was leaving behind a gold 
rosary and added: "I hope that you will pray for me during my life 
and after my death." 
The 83-year-old pontiff, who suffers from Parkinson's disease (news 
- web sites) and other ailments, has been speaking more frequently 
in recent years about his own death. He made almost identical 
comments during a visit to his native Poland last August. 
John Paul is the fourth-longest serving pope in history and will 
mark 25 years since his election on October 16 this year. 
His latest remarks came during a visit to the sanctuary of Our Lady 
of Trsat, where the home of the Virgin Mary is said to have been 
reconstructed after being dismantled and removed from the Holy Land 
during the Crusades. It was later moved to Italy. 
The Pope appeared tired after another long day in Croatia. 
Temperatures have been around 86 degrees on every day of the visit, 
which began Thursday and ends Monday afternoon. 
Earlier, he urged Catholics to defend traditional family values and 
oppose innovations such as gay marriages to put a "tragically 
fragmented" society back on track with God's wishes. 
He made his plea at an open air mass for more than 100,000 people in 
Rijeka, an Adriatic city that was part of Italy and known as Fiume 
between the two world wars. 
Despite hot weather, the Polish pontiff's doctor said he was holding 
up fairly well. 
"He is suffering from the heat like all of us but there are no new 
serious problems," Renato Buzzonetti told reporters. 
FOCUS ON FAMILY 
The pope has spent much of this trip preaching reconciliation for 
the people of the Balkans torn apart by the wars of independence in 
the early 1990s. 
But Sunday his focus was on the traditional family. He told the 
crowd Catholics should not be afraid of publicly defending 
traditional family values in modern society. 
"God's authentic plan" for the family, he said, was founded on "the 
stable and faithful union of a man and a woman, bound to each other 
with a bond that is publicly manifested and recognized." 
It was a clear reaffirmation of his opposition to gay marriage and 
the legal recognition of common-law heterosexual unions -- a 
recurring theme of his papacy, which marks its 25th anniversary in 
October. 
In the past few years the Vatican (news - web sites) has opposed 
moves to give homosexuals the right to marry, to receive the same 
benefits as heterosexual couples, and to adopt children. 
"Society today is tragically fragmented and divided. This is the 
reason why it is so desperately unfulfilled," the pope told the 
cheering crowd packing the streets of the city that was once the 
chief port of the Austro-Hungarian empire. 

The pope used a special motorized hydraulic chair, first tried 
overseas in Spain in May, that allows him to move around and lifts 
him up to the altar so he can say mass while seated. 
Despite his ailments, the pope appears to have no intention of 
slowing down. He is due to visit Bosnia on June 22 and Slovakia in 
September. He may also go to Mongolia in late August. 

Copyright Š 2003 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. 

Pope ends 100th foreign trip with prayer 

in coastal Croatia

Mon Jun 9,

ZADAR, Croatia (AFP) - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II wound up 
a taxing five-day visit to Croatia, his 100th foreign trip, with an 
open-air prayer in the coastal town of Zadar. 


After the ceremony, Croatian President Stipe Mesic and Prime 
Minister Ivica Racan saw the pontiff off and the pope arrived back 
in Rome later in the afternoon. 
Bells on Zadar churches rang as the pope arrived at the town 
airport, where some 110,000 believers gathered to attend the prayer 
at a square in the old town overlooking the sea. 
Pilgrims had poured into the town since dawn, carrying little flags 
saying "Viva papa." Many arrived in boats to hear the pope from the 
dockside. 
"I was extremely happy during the past few days as I was watching 
the Holy Father who, although a weak old man, is full of spiritual 
strenght," said Terezija Pervan, a nun who arrived from nearby 
island of Dugi Otok. 
"All the messages the pope conveyed in Croatia were important, but I 
would stress the one referring to reconciliation and forgiveness -- 
to forgive and to ask to be forgiven," she added. 
Earlier in the visit, the pope called for reconciliation following 
the 1991-95 Croatian war of independence from the former Yugoslavia, 
which saw many atrocities. 
The historical town of Zadar was shelled by Serb forces, who 
occupied surrounding area during the war. 
Under the entrance into the walled old city, a yellow banner reading 
"Welcome Holy Father" was put just beside a giant photo of fugitive 
retired general Ante Gotovina wanted by the UN war crimes court. 
Below the photo, which was on the path that the pope was due to pass 
in his popemobile, it read in big letters "Ante Gotovina -- hero, 
not a war criminal." 
Gotovina, who led the city defence during the war with the Serb 
forces is a popular figure here and was proclaimed an honorary 
citizen of Zadar. 
The UN court indicted him of war crimes against ethnic Serbs during 
a 1995 military operation that enabled Croatia to retake a 
rebel-Serbs held region. 
The 83-year-old pontiff, who appeared to be in good form despite 
very high temperatures during his visit, also backed Croatia's bid 
to join the European Union (news - web sites) 
Upon his arrival Thurdsay he voiced hope that "this aspiration will 
be happily realized." 
Zagreb hopes to become a member of the EU in 2007, following the 
accession next year of 10 mostly ex-Communist countries. 
"I thanked the pope for having spoken in favour of Croatia's 
accession to the European Union," Croatia's Prime Minister Ivica 
Racan told journalists following a private audience Sunday. 
The pope also stressed the importance of traditional family in a 
Sunday Pentecost mass in the coastal town of Rijeka, which served as 
a base during his third visit to predominantly Catholic country. 

Copyright Š 2003 Agence France Presse. All rights reserved. 

Pope in Croatia 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II waves to the faithful during a mass in central Zadar, Croatia, June 9, 2003. The 83-year-old Pope addressed tens of thousands of Croats during the last service of his visit to Croatia, the 100th foreign trip of his papacy.(Damir Sagolj/Reuters) 


Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II waves to the crowd at the beginning of a ceremony in Zadar, Croatia, Monday, June 9, 2003, the last day of his five-day-visit to Croatia. In background is a sculpture of Jesus Christ. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) 


A view of the altar of a mass celebration led by Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II in front of Zadar's St. Donato church, Croatia, Monday, June 9, 2003. The Pope is on the last day of his five-day visit to Croatia. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 


Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II prays at a mass in central Zadar, Croatia June 9, 2003. The 83-year-old Pope addressed tens of thousands of Croats during the last service of his visit to Croatia, the 100th foreign trip of his papacy. REUTERS/Nikola Solic 


A nun wearing a Croatian flag sings prior to a ceremony with John Paul II in Zadar, Croatia, Monday, June 9, 2003. The 83-year-old pontiff wrapped up his grueling 100th foreign pilgrimage Monday by reassuring Croats struggling to heal the wounds of war that their courage and faith will ensure a brighter future. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) 


Pope John Paul II raises his cap at Zadar's airport, during farewell ceremonies in Zemunik, some 125 miles south of Zagreb, Croatia, Monday, June 9, 2003. Pope John Paul II visited Croatia for the third time on his 100th overseas trip, from June 6 to 9, 2003. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) 
AP - Jun 09 9:19 AM 


Pope John Paul II waves to the crowd during a ceremony in Zadar, Croatia, Monday, June 9, 2003. The 83-year-old pontiff wrapped up his grueling 100th foreign pilgrimage Monday by reassuring Croats struggling to heal the wounds of war that their courage and faith will ensure a brighter future. In background a sculpture of Christ. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) 
AP - Jun 09 9:24 AM 



Sun Jun 8, 4:47 PM ET 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II in his popemobile passes a cheering crowd as he leaves after a visit to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Trsat in Rijeka, Croatia, Sunday, June 8, 2003. The Pope, on his 100th overseas trip, will tour Croatia until June 9. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II caresses little Francesco Francopani during a visit to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Trsat in Rijeka, Croatia, Sunday, June 8, 2003. The Pope, on his 100th overseas trip, will tour Croatia till June 9. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 

 

Catholic nuns wave to the Pope during a holy Mass in the Croatian port town of Rijeka, Sunday, June 8, 2003. The pope is on a five-day visit to Croatia, his 100th trip abroad. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II waves from his popemobile as he arrives for a mass in central Rijeka, Croatia June 8, 2003. The 83-year-old Pope, said he thought that traditional family values were under attack from modern society. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II waves to the faithfull during a mass in central Rijeka, Croatia June 8, 2003. The 83-year-old Pope, said he thought that traditional family values were under attack from modern society. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 

 

Over 100,000 Roman Catholic worshippers wait for the arrival of Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II for an open-air Sunday mass in Rijeka's port on the northern Croatian coast June 8, 2003. The pontiff is making his 100th foreign trip and also his third visit to Croatia in the last decade. REUTERS/Nikola Solic 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II waves to the faithfull during a mass in Rijeka, Croatia, June 8, 2003. The 83-year-old Pope, said he thought that traditional family values were under attack from modern society. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 

 

Nuns applaud at the start of the Mass held by Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II in Rijeka, Croatia, Sunday June 8, 2003. Pope John Paul II, the most traveled pope in history, is paying a five-day visit to Croatia. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II kneels to pray in the Djakovo Cathedral, Croatia, Saturday, June 7, 2003. The Pope, on his 100th overseas trip, will tour Croatia till June 9. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 


Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II, right, is greeted by the Bishop of Djakovo Marin Srakic, center, and an unidentified deacon, as he arrives to the Djakovo Cathedral, Croatia, to pray, Saturday, June 7, 2003. The Pope, on his 100th overseas trip, will tour Croatia till June 9. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 

 

Watched by thousands of faithful Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II arrives at a Mass in Osijek, some 250 km east of Zagreb, Croatia, on Saturday, June 7, 2003. Pope John Paul II visits Croatia for the third time on his 100th overseas trip, from June 6 to 9, 2003. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) 

 

A woman in traditional dress presents Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II with a basket of food during a Mass celebration lead by the pontiff in Osijek, Croatia, Saturday, June 7, 2003. The Pope, on his 100th overseas trip, will tour Croatia till June 9. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 

 

An unidentified nun, right, uses binoculars to watch the Holy Mass held by Pope John Paul II at an airfield in Osijek, Croatia, on Saturday June 7, 2003. The Pontiff came for the third time to Croatia on his 100th trip abroad. (AP Photo/Hrvoje Knez) 
AP - Jun 07 10:00 AM 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II drinks from a chalice during a Mass in Osijek, Croatia, Saturday, June 7, 2003. The Pope pays a five-day-visit to Croatia finishing with a Mass in Zadar on Monday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II talks to a group of new communicant children in front of Dubrovnik's St. Blaz church on the second day of his five-day trip to Croatia, Friday, June 6, 2003. The Pope, on his 100th overseas trip, will tour Croatia till June 9. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, Pool) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II is shown on a screen as he smiles at a child during a ceremony in the harbor of Dubrovnik where he celebrated a Mass in the second day of his five-day trip to Croatia, Friday, June 6, 2003. The Pope, on his 100th overseas trip, will tour Croatia till June 9. REUTERS/Domenico Stinellis/Pool 

 

Children wave to Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II in the center of Dubrovnik, Friday June 6, 2003. Pope John Paul II, the most traveled pope in history, is paying a five-day visit to Croatia. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic) 

 

Nuns clean the stage on the sportsfield near Osijek, Croatia, Friday, June 6, 2003, one day prior to a Mass Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II will celebrate here on Saturday during his five-day-visit to Croatia. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II, in his popemobile, passes by the Vlaho Church in the historic center of Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 6, 2003. The 83-year-old Pope, visiting one of the most famous cities on the Adriatic, put a Croatian nun on the road to sainthood on Friday and paid tribute to the woman who suffered in the war that tore apart Yugoslavia. REUTERS/Nikola Solic 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II is driven in his popemobile through the historic center of Dubrovnik, Croatia June 6, 2003. The 83-year-old Pope, visiting one of the most famous cities on the Adriatic, put a Croatian nun on the road to sainthood on Friday and paid tribute to the woman who suffered in the war that tore apart Yugoslavia. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II passes children in the center of Dubrovnik, Friday June 6, 2003. Pope John Paul II, the most traveled pope in history, is paying a five-day visit to Croatia. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II drives past worshippers through the main street of the historic old town of Dubrovnik, southern Croatia, Friday, June 6, 2003. The pontiff is on a five-day visit to Croatia. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher) 


 

A view of the ceremony where Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II, sitting on the altar at left, beatified Marija Petkovic in the harbor of Dubrovnik on the second day of his five-day trip to Croatia, Friday, June 6, 2003. The Pope, on his 100th overseas trip, will tour Croatia until June 9. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II sits under a poster of Sister Marija Petkovic during a Beatification mass for her at the old port in Dubrovnik, Croatia June 6, 2003. The 83-year-old Pope, visiting one of the most famous cities on the Adriatic, put a Croatian nun on the road to sainthood on Friday and paid tribute to the woman who suffered in the war that tore apart Yugoslavia. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 

 

People watch Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II on a video screen during a Mass in Dubrovnik's port of Gruz, Friday June 6, 2003. Pope John Paul II, the most travelled pope in history, is paying a five-day visit to Croatia. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II gestures as he approaches the Croatian harbor town of Rijeka on board a katamaran, Thursday, June 5, 2003. The Pope started his 100th overseas trip in which he will tour Croatia till June 9. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 


Thu Jun 5, 3:43 PM ET 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II gestures as he approaches the Croatian harbor town of Rijeka on board of a katamaran, Thursday, June 5, 2003. The Pope started his 100th overseas trip in which he will tour Croatia till June 9 (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II waves to the crowd gathered in the harbor of Rijeka, Croatia, as he disembarks a katamaran upon his arrival, Thursday, June 5, 2003. The Pope started his 100th overseas trip in which he will tour Croatia till June 9. At top the vessel's captain claps his hands. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II, left, on a mobile platform and Croatia's President Stiepan Mesic, to the Pope's right, review the honor guard upon the pontiff's arrival at Rijeka's airport, Croatia, Thursday, June 5, 2003. The Pope started his 100th overseas trip during which he will tour Croatia through June 9. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, pool) 

 

Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II, left, the most traveled pontiff in history, is welcomed by Croatian President Stipe Mesic at the airport of the Croatian city of Rijeka on his 100th foreign tour, a five-day visit to Croatia, Thursday, June 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) 

 

Bishops look at the aircraft carrying Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II as it arrives at the airport in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon, in this Sept.14, 1995 file photo. The pope sets out Thursday, June 5, 2003 for a five-day tour of Croatia, his 100th trip. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju, File) 

Seeking a DP in Croatia for a Documentary Project

Hello, 

I'm producing a documentary about a New York physical theatre company called 
Broken Open Heart Productions. Their mission is working towards peace by 
promoting cross cultural diversity through collaborative, artistic problem 
solving. The artistic director, gNatalie Rodic, has been traveling and 
living 
summers in Croatia for about 6 years and has been invited this year to 
participate 
in several performing arts festivals in and around Croatia. The company will 
be traveling throughout Croatia for about 2 months this summer. The focus is 
gNatalie and the companies interaction with other artists at these festivals 
in and around Croatia, sharing, building new works, and creating platforms to 
draw comparisons between different cultures.

I'm looking for a DP or a couple of DP's (splitting up the time) to travel 
with the company and document this story. gNatalie arrives June 17th and I 
will 
be following on the 20th. Please contact me as soon as possible 
about your interest, availability and rates. 

Warm regards,
Kim Jackson
Producer - BrokenOpenHeart Productions
Kim@KimJackson.com
 www.KimJackson.com  
917-855-3841

TONY BUTALA HOSTS NFCA WINE TASTING

Tony Butala, a Napa Valley Vintner and Founder of the "LETTERMEN" will be the 
Master of Ceremonies at the National Federation of Croatian Americans 
Croatian wine tasting event on Monday, June 16. Our best friend on Capitol Hill, 
Congressman George Radanovich will be the Honored Special Guest. This event will 
showcase Croatia through its world class wines. This event will prominently and 
positively promote Croatia and Croatian issues to key members of Congress and 
their Congressional staffs. We will be inviting the fifty most influential 
Congressional staff in the foreign policy and appropriations area. These 
Congressional invitees will be critical in helping influence policy decisions that 
are critical to Croatia such as NATO membership and increased financial aid. 

We ask for your support to make this Croatian Wine Tasting a real success and 
doing so by bringing key Congressional staff to the event. We need Croatian 
American sponsors to fund all the congressional guests that will attend this 
event with a complimentary ticket. Of course, please invite the key 
legislative aide from your congressional district and ask them to attend this fun and 
special event. The cost is only $35 a person. However, please consider 
sponsoring one "guest" attendee for this event. Please send us an E-mail today and let 
us know that you will support this special event to help us, grow our 
friendships on Capitol Hill. The benefits of building closer relationships with 
Members of Congress and their congressional aides is crucial for so many important 
causes for our national Croatian American community.

Please make all checks payable to the NFCA. Time is of the essence, so please 
contact via e-mail or phone Erik Milman at the NFCA office @202-331-2830. If 
you would be willing to sponsor a Congressional staffer. Please send us an 
e-mail today and send a check to: NFCA, 1329 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington DC 
20036. Of course, please call Erik if you can attend this event in 
Washington, DC on Monday, June 16. Thanks for your consideration

NFCAhdq@aol.com 

Learn Croatian

Dear ALL,

Are you going on vacation to Croatia this summer? Would you like to refresh your Croatian language skills? Or, are you an absolute beginner and want to learn some basic conversation?

Have fun speaking Croatian in a relaxed atmosphere!

a.. GROUP LESSONS for beginners
b.. CONVERSATION GROUP for advanced

Thursdays, 7p.m. 
Istria Sports Club, N.Y. (upstairs)
28-09 Astoria Blvd., Astoria

For more information and to register, contact the instructor Sanja Crnkovic at (718) 600 - 4011 orcrnkovic@netzero.net 

Private instructions are available as well.
Bring friends!

P.S.
Feel free to forward this message. Thanks!

Psihomodo Pop Concert

Bog Nenad, veceras je koncert Psihomodo Pop,a u Zagrebu, preko interneta ide diljem svijeta. 

June 12, 2003


Lorenc


koncert je danas u 21 i 30 po hrvatskom vremenu.
adresa je: www.psihomodopop.htnet.hr .Javim ti se 

Tigran Kalebota
tigran.kalebota1@zg.hinet.hr 

Koncert - Klapa Astoria 

Zupa Most Precious Blood i
Hrvatska zajednica Astoria
poziva vas na

Koncert

KLAPA ASTORIA

Nedjelja, 22. lipnja 2003.
sa pocetkom u 19:30.

Koncert ce se odrzati u Most Precious Blood Church (gornja crkva)
32-50 37. ulica (izmedju Broadwaya i 34. avenije), Astoria, Queens


ULAZ SLOBODAN

________________________________________________________________________

Most Precious Blood Parish and
Croatian Community of Astoria
cordially invites you to the

Concert

KLAPA ASTORIA

Sunday, June 22. 2003. At 7:30 PM

at the Most Precious Blood Church (upper church)
32-50 37th Street (between Broadway and 34th Avenue)
Astoria, Queens


FREE ADMISSION

Croatian House project has launched its web site

Washington DC, June 9, 2003 – The Croatian House project in Washington 

DC has recently launched its web site, www.croatianhouse.org 


The non-profit Croatian American organization aims to build or buy a 

house in Washington, D.C., that would serve as a center for the 

promotion of Croatia and Croatian related events in the U.S. Capitol. 



This web site will be used to inform the Croatian American community 

and friends of Croatia throughout the U.S. about the Croatian House 

project and related activities. 



Danica Ramljak
 ramljakd@georgetown.edu 

Papa visit - Hrvatska RadiotelevizijaProgram

Povodom trećeg posjeta Svetoga Oca Hrvatskoj Hrvatski će radio izravno prenositi SVEČANI DOČEK i OPROŠTAJNU CEREMONIJU.

Uz to, HR nudi slušateljima i IZRAVNE PRIJENOSE SVIH GLAVNIH DOGAĐAJA tijekom Papinog boravka u Hrvatskoj te prigodni program, obogaćen adekvatnom glazbom, koji će biti emitiran neposredno prije i nakon svakog pojedinog događaja, i uključivati javljanja reportera s lica mjesta te komentare i razgovore u studiju vezane uz Papin posjet toga dana.

U svim GLAVNIM INFORMATIVNIM EMISIJAMA bit će svakodnevno emitirani izvještaji o aktualnim događajima vezanima za Papin posjet, a nakon Kronike dana, u 22.30, svakoga dana tijekom njegova posjeta emitirat će se SAŽECI ZBIVANJA toga dana, u trajanju od pola sata. 

Nadalje, već prije 3-4 tjedna HR je počeo emitirati prigodne emisije, nedjeljom od 15:30. To su PRIKAZI GRADOVA KOJE ĆE POSJETITI PAPA i priprema koje se u njima odvijaju, kako bi se dobio "lokalni štih", (dakle, i crkvene i svjetovne zanimljivosti vezane uz temu).

Ponedjeljcima od 9:03 do 10 emitira se stalna emisija SUSRET U DIJALOGU, koja se bavi vjerskim temama, a posljednjih nekoliko tjedana tematizira Papine poruke, izrečene tijekom njegovih prošlih posjeta našoj zemlji. Tijekom njegova boravka ovdje, emisija će se baviti, naravno, aktualnim Papinim riječima i porukama.

Za Papin dolazak na poseban se način pripremila i Redakcija klasične glazbe HR-a: naime, sve ekipe i lokalni centri, posebice oni u gradovima koje će Ivan Pavao II posjetiti, snimili su autentične glazbene materijale: marijanske pjesme, i neke crkvene himne, u programu će se, primjerice, puštati prije i iza mise: između ostalog, tu su snimke Katedralnog zbora iz Đakova, Katedralnog zbora iz Rijeke, Crkvenog zbora iz Korčule, Crkvenog zbora iz Strizivojne, Zbora Josipa Radnika iz Osijeka, zatim, zagrebačkih orguljaša, itd. Sve je to snimljeno na ŠEST ALBUMA HRVATSKIH PUČKIH CRKVENIH PJESAMA KOJE ĆE HRVATSKI RADIO POKLONITI PAPI, na kojima je oko 420 minuta glazbe: marijanskih, božićnih, pasionskih i uskrsnih pjesama, (djelomice obrađenih) kompozicija nastalih na tradiciji, i ti su albumi, po mnogim kriterijima, jedinstven materijal u ovom dijelu Europe. Najzastupljenija je glazba iz krajeva koje će Papa posjetiti (primjerice, tri su albuma posvećena Slavoniji, tu su zatim tzv. Dubrovački album, Zadarski album s 33 pjesme /staro glagoljaško pjevanje/, te, također dominantno glagoljaški, Riječki album), no ti će albumi s vremenom biti dopunjeni i glazbom iz ostalih hrvatskihkrajeva.

http://www.hrt.hr/papa2003/