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(THE FEDERALIST) – In times of distress, people look to their leaders, seeking beacons of courage and fidelity to the truth. Such is the legacy of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, a Roman Catholic priest who stood in staunch, but peaceful, opposition to the communist regime in Poland. Father Jerzy, celebrated by the Polish people on Oct.…
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ANTHONY ESOLEN The sergeant stood before the young soldier in the cold rain. Join the worldwide Magnificat family by subscribing now: Your prayer life will never be the same! Father Jerzy Popiełuszko Some men shuffled about them. Most were smirking. A few hung their heads. "Beads are for girls," said the sergeant, "or worse. That's what you are, isn't it?" The soldier shut his eyes and did not reply. "Look here," said the sergeant, with mocking friendliness. He flung the soldier's rosary to the ground. "Wood is wood. Nothing else. Tread on those beads. Show...
by Stefano Caprio The priest died from the coronavirus. Born in Grodno, between Belarus and Poland, he arrived in Russia in 1991, rebuilding the fabric of Catholic communities, after decades of atheism. Rome (AsiaNews) - The Catholic Church in Russia has lost one of its most important representatives, crushed by Covid: The Belarusian Msgr. Jerzy Steckiewicz, who died in the night between December 12 and 13. He was dean of the pastoral territory and parish priest of St. Adalbert in Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave of East Prussia. Kaliningrad is the ex-Könisberg, city of Immanuel Kant, annexe...
By Stefano Caprio The Catholic Church in Russia has lost one of its most important representatives, crushed by Covid: The Belarusian Msgr. Jerzy Steckiewicz, who died in the night between December 12 and 13. He was dean of the pastoral territory and parish priest of St. Adalbert in Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave of East Prussia. Kaliningrad is the ex-Könisberg, city of Immanuel Kant, annexed to the Soviet Union since 1945, at the end of World War II. The area, inhabited by many citizens of Polish and Lithuanian origin, has a dense network of Catholic communities, in cities and small towns ...