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Poland: Millions of people followed Holy Week and Easter broadcasts
Millions of people in front of TV sets, radio receivers and via the Internet followed the Paschal Triduum and Easter broadcasts. And thanks to the social media campaign #Cross, #EasterBasket, #Easter, Poles created a virtual community of people celebrating the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Archbishop Gallagher: The purpose of every State is the common good
The purpose of every State is the common good in the broadest sense. This includes promoting internal and external peace - said Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, during a solemn scientific session on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Poland and the Holy See.
100th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Blessed Stefan Wyszyński
On Saturday, 3 August, the Sanctuary of Blessed Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński in Zuzela in the Diocese of Łomża, will hold celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the priestly ordination and the 123rd anniversary of the birth of the Primate of the Millennium. Jubilee celebrations are also planned at Jasna Góra, the Warsaw Archcathedral and the Włocławek Cathedral.
Personal objects of the martyr of communism Fr. Popiełuszko exhibited now
Ten years ago, on June 6, 2010, more than 250,000 believers, including Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko’s mother Marianna, his friends and numerous representatives of the Polish world of work, participated in the beatification of the martyr of communism. This fact began the official cult of the “Solidarność” chaplain, whose relics are located in 61 countries around the world.
The election of Cardinal Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II, recalled by the former rector of the Polish College, where he was living
“The day after Cardinal Karol Wojtyła’s election as Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński asked him how he felt as Pope. John Paul II answered that he felt as if he had always been here. To that, cardinal Wyszynski replied that it was the grace of the state, a sign of God’s special grace,” says Archbishop Józef Michalik who, at that time, was the rector of the Polish College in Rome, from whence Cardinal Wojtyła, went to the conclave at which he was elected pope, 40 years ago, on 16 October 1978.
