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.
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