„A work by the sculptor Damir Mataušić celebrating the 3rd pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II to Croatia in 2003, when he also visited Omišalj. The monument was unveiled on the anniversary of the visit in 2004 Spomenik je otkriven na godišnjicu posjeta 2004. godine.

 A work by the sculptor Damir Mataušić celebrating the 3rd pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II to Croatia in 2003, when he also visited Omišalj. The monument was unveiled on the anniversary of the visit in 2004. The Berth, representing a bollard for mooring ships, is an impressive memorial dedicated to Pope John Paul II. The form of the monument also symbolises the Glagolitic letter I. It is located on the John Paul II Riva waterfront in Omišalj. Pope Wojtyla began his third and final pastoral visit to Croatia by landing at the airport in Omišalj and setting off from Omišalj harbour on board the catamaran Judita for Rijeka.

The author of the monument is the renowned Croatian sculptor and medallist Damir Mataušić.