Aloysius Stepinac

Serbian president meets with Pope Francis in Vatican

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic was in the Vatican on Friday where he met with the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis.

As announced by the Vatican's press service, "in the cordial discussions, the good existing relations between the Holy See and the Republic of Serbia were demonstrated."

The Serbian Orthodox Church has called for talks with the Catholic Church about the expected canonization of a controversial Croatian bishop Alojzije Stepinac - who was archbishop of Zagreb during the Second World War and later a cardinal.

NEW YORK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said the country's international position has improved, as confirmed by all the meetings he had during his stay in New York.

Serbian Church sends letter to Vatican

BELGRADE -- A letter explaining the position of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) regarding the canonization of Alojzije Stepinac was recently handed to a Vatican official.

Nikolić "would be glad to welcome pope"

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić met in Belgrade on Tuesday with Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States Dominique Mamberti.

FM: Pope's visit in interest of state of Serbia

BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić has said that it was "in the interest of the state of Serbia" for Roman Catholic Pope Francis to visit the country.

"Nothing can stop" canonization of controversial cardinal

ZAGREB -- Archbishop of Zagreb Josip Bozanić has said during Easter Mass that "nobody and nothing" can stop the canonization of Alojzije Stepinac.

ZAGREB - Alen Budaj, an associate of the Jerusalem-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, has said that the coutries that are legal successors to the former Yugoslavia, Serbia in particular, must send a strong diplomatic protest to the Vatican over its intention declare Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac a saint.