Kursiljo Hrvatska

Kursiljo Hrvatska

Udruga Kursiljo Hrvatska

Sesvete, Croatia

Religion & FaithChildren & YouthCommunity development
Faith-based organisationNational reach
Profile last updated: May 6, 2026

About

Kursiljo Hrvatska is a faith-based organisation based in Sesvete, Croatia working on religion & faith, children & youth, community development.

Kursiljo Hrvatska is the Croatian branch of the Cursillo Catholic lay movement, an association that runs spiritual courses in Croatia. Its stated aim is to renew society spiritually by renewing its individuals. It organises Small Courses of Joyful Christianity for adults, confirmation courses for teenagers, courses for students, young workers, families and married couples, and summer retreats on the island of Krapanj. The movement began in Croatia with a first course in 1974 at Tabor, Samobor, and has held over 1,500 Small Courses in 16 dioceses. It runs a secretariat in Zagreb (Sesvete), with further contacts in Zadar and Varaždin, and is part of the European Cursillo group. The association is volunteer-led, with lay and priestly animators, and publishes testimonies, meditations and video content online.

Location

Sesvete, Croatia

Organisation type

Faith-based organisation

Legal form

Udruga

Legal name

Udruga Kursiljo Hrvatska

Focus areas

CursilloCatholicfaith formationconfirmation coursesretreatsKrapanj

Languages

HR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Religion & FaithChildren & YouthCommunity development

Works for

YouthFamiliesStudents

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Mali tečaj radosnog kršćanstva (Kursiljo course for adults)

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Religion & Faith · Croatia

Four-day Catholic retreat course for adults, combining testimonies, small group discussions, prayer and liturgy.

Kursiljo tečajevi za krizmanike

Children & Youth · Croatia

Courses for confirmation candidates, led by young animators, held in parishes across Croatia.

Kursiljo tečajevi na Krapnju

Religion & Faith · Croatia

Summer spiritual courses on the island of Krapanj for families, secondary school pupils, students, working youth and veterans.

Sve boje Kursilja

Religion & Faith · Croatia

Project publishing testimonies of people's experiences of the Cursillo movement.

Countries of operation

Croatia

Funding & support

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

European Cursillo Group

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