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CROATIA: OKUCANI: RELIGIOUS CEREMONY

(13 Aug 1995) Serbo-Croat/Nat A different kind of image emerged from Croatia Sunday. An APTV camera captured pictures of a religious ceremony in Okucani, Western Slovenia that belied its recent violent history. . Last May the Croats retook Western Slovenia after Krajina Serbs overran the area in 1991... today the Archbishop of Zagreb reconsecrated the site of a Catholic Church destroyed in the fighting. . Traditionally dressed Croatians gathered for a special mass Sunday in Okucani, Western Slovenia. The service was on the site of a Serb Orthodox church which was destroyed in 1991 when the Krajina Serbs overran the area. The service was being conducted by the Archbishop of Zagreb, Franjo Kuharic who led the congregation to the site and blessed it. A new Catholic church is to be built on the site and a special cornerstone has been made to mark it. This was the final stop for the Archbishop who has been touring areas liberated by the Croats over the last four months. Many of those present in the congregation fled the town in 1991 fearing the Serb occupation. Now that many of those Serbs are now refugees heading for Belgrade, the Croatians are returning. SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat) At the beginning it was very deserted, it was a sad scene, the ruins. It was difficult. There was nothing to buy, it was lonely. We came back to a destroyed house... devastated. SUPERCAPTION: Croat woman A plaque to commemorate where the new church will be built was laid during the ceremony. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...