Josip Bozanić is a Croatian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the eighth Archbishop of Zagreb, having previously served as Bishop of Krk from 1989 to 1997. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. He is a member of the Supervisory Commission of Cardinals of the Institute for the Works of Religion, along with other five cardinals.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Croatia have expanded in recent years, but LGBT persons may still face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. The status of same-sex relationships was first formally recognized in 2003 under a law dealing with unregistered cohabitations. As a result of a 2013 referendum, Croatia's Constitution defines marriage solely as a union between a woman and man, effectively prohibiting same-sex marriage. Since the introduction of the Life Partnership Act in 2014, same-sex couples have effectively enjoyed rights equal to heterosexual married couples in almost all of its aspects. In 2022, a final court judgement allows same-sex couples to adopt jointly. Same-sex couples in Croatia can also apply for step-child adoption and foster care. Croatia bans all discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
Vrbnik is a village and a municipality on the east coast of the island of Krk. The village is perched on a limestone outcropping 50 m above the Adriatic Sea.
Duje Draganja is a retired Croatian swimmer who won the silver medal in men's 50 metres freestyle race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar was a Croatian professional football manager and player.
Zlatko Vujović is a Croatian former footballer who played as a striker.
The Diocese of Krk is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church active on the Croatian islands of Krk, Rab, Cres and Lošinj, as well as a few smaller ones and also a mission serving the Croatian people of New York: Blessed Ivan Merz in Astoria NY under the Brooklyn Diocese. The diocese is centred in the town of Krk. It was first erected in 900.
Zlatko Dalić is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He has been manager of the Croatia national team since 2017 and led them to a runners-up finish at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and third place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Our Lady of Medjugorje, also called Queen of Peace and Mother of the Redeemer, is the title given to visions of Mary, the mother of Jesus, which began in 1981 to six Herzegovinian Croat teenagers in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The alleged visionaries are Ivan Dragičević, Ivanka Ivanković, Jakov Čolo, Marija Pavlović, Mirjana Dragičević and Vicka Ivanković. They ranged from ten to sixteen years old at the time of the first apparition.
Zlatko is a South Slavic masculine given name. The name is derived from the word zlato meaning gold with hypocoristic suffix -ko common in South Slavic languages.
Association of Croatian Orthodox Believers, often called Croatian Orthodox Union was a civic association in Croatia that formed for the reestablishment of the Croatian Orthodox Church, an Eastern Orthodox autocephalous church that existed from 1942 to 1945, created by the Ustaše in the Independent State of Croatia.
Ivica Petanjak is a Croatian franciscan friar who serves as a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk since March 22, 2015.
Ivan Pernar is a Croatian politician and activist. In June 2011, he founded the Alliance for Change party, which later became Human Shield. He was a member of Croatian Parliament from the 2016 elections to May 2020, having been elected in the 6th electoral district on the joint party list of Human Shield, Let's Change Croatia and Youth Action.
Zlatko Mesić was a Croatian footballer who had a notable tenure with Dinamo Zagreb in the Yugoslav First League.
Zagreb Hippodrome is a horse racing venue in Zagreb, Croatia. It was built from 1947 to 1950, with a design based on the Longchamp Racecourse in Paris. It is located in the neighbourhood of Kajzerica, on the southern bank of the Sava river, near the Bundek lake. The venue covers an area of 47 hectares. It was originally built with three racetracks, having lengths of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), 1,600 m (5,200 ft), and 2,400 m (7,900 ft), but the longest track was removed to make space for an indoor riding hall after the 1987 Summer Universiade. A space for steeplechase races is located in the inside area of the smallest track.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia has resulted in 1,266,259 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 17,752 deaths.
Petar Palić is a prelate of the Catholic Church who is currently the bishop of Mostar-Duvno and apostolic administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan since 2020.
Bishop Valter Župan is a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Diocesan Bishop of Krk since 31 January 1998 until his retirement on 24 January 2015.
Bishop Zdenko Ivan Križić, O.C.D. is a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who currently serves as the second Diocesan Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gospić-Senj since 4 April 2016.
Ivan Štironja is a Montenegrin prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the bishop of Kotor since 2021.
