Croatia Blocks Vatican Decision To Transfer Monastery To Italian Benedictines

CNA reported yesterday that Croatia's Ministry for Justice has blocked a decision by the Vatican to return the monastery of Dajla, in northwest Croatia, to the Italian Benedictines.  The monastery is located in an area seized from Italy by Yugoslavia following World War II.  The Vatican ruled earlier this month that the monastery should be transferred along with 6 million Euros in compensation. Croatia has blocked the transfer and annulled the entire agreement. The Vatican says it is astonished by the decision. The Italian Benedictines already received $1.2 million (US) in compensation in 1975 under the Treaty of Osimo that dealt with the Italian- Yugoslav border. [Thanks to Pew Sitter for the lead.]