''Naša ognjišta'' ( in Croatian) is a Bosnian-Croat, Catholic

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published by the Franciscan province of the

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as well as

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. The newspaper is also distributed among the

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worldwide. The newspaper is printed in Franjo Kluz Printing House in

Omiš Omiš () is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is approximately south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split (city), Split, where the Cetina River meets the Adriatic ...

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History

The first issue was published at July 20, 1971, on 12 pages, as the first Catholic periodical in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

following the ending of the

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. First issue had a circulation of 5,000, second of 6,000 and third of 12,000 copies. Local communist authorities proclaimed the newspaper as the " enemy propaganda" and both Fr. Ferdo Vlašić (first editor) and Fr. Jozo Križić (secretary) were

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. Due to state

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, from May 1982 to 1990 newspaper was published under the name ''Sveta baština'' ("Holy Heritage"). In 1988-9, circulation reached 25,000 copies. The newspaper was not published during the

War in Bosnia and Herzegovina The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incidents, the war is commonly seen as ha ...

but was renewed following its ending in 1995. In 2011, circulation was around 15,000 copies. 500th issue was published in June 2023.

Editors

* Fr. Ferdo Vlašić (July 1971–January 1982, July/August 1995) * Fr. Marinko Leko (March 1982–October 1988) * Fr. Viktor Nuić (November 1988–August 1989) * Fr. Gabrijel Mioč (September 1995–August 2005) * Fr. Robert Jolić (September 2005– ) Few issue were edited by the Editorial Committee (''Uredničko vijeće'').

Contributors

Notable contributors include

Jozo Mašić Jozo is a Croatian masculine given name, cognate to Josip and in turn Joseph. It may refer to: * Jozo Alebić, Croatian sprinter * Jozo Bogdanović, Yugoslav footballer * Jozo Brkić, Bosnian basketball player * Jozo Kljaković, Croatian painter, ...

Ante Matić Ante or Antes may refer to: * Ante (cards), an initial stake paid in a card game * Ante (poker), a forced bet in the game of poker * Ante (name), Croatian form of the given name Anthony * The Latin word ''ante'', meaning "before", which is used as ...

Nenad Mirko Novaković Nenad (; Cyrillic script: Ненад) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is common in countries that speak South Slavic languages, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. The name is derived from the ...

Fabijan Lovrić Fabijan is a Slavic masculine given name and a surname, cognate to Fabian. Notable people with the name include: First name * Fabijan Abrantovich (1884–1946), Religious and civic leader * Fabijan Buntić (born 1997), professional footballer * ...

Bazilije Pandžić Bazilije Stjepan Pandžić (30 January 1918 – 16 April 2019) was a Bosnian-Croat historian, archivist and orientalist. He entered the Franciscan Order in 1935 and was ordained for a Catholic priest in 1941. From 1947 to 1985 he was the general ...

etc.

Bibliography

References

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