People from parish of Saint Stanislow Kostka Warsaw in Poland attending funeral of Pope John Paul ll in Rome

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Two parishioners from the parish of Saint Stanislow Kostka in Poland at funeral of Pope John Paul ll. On October 19 1984 the parish priest of Kostka, Father Jerzy Popiulusko, was murdered by security police in revenge for his outspoken sermons attacking the Polish communist regime. In June of 1987 Pope John Paul ll visited the murdered priest's grave and there have been calls for his beatification.

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Size: 5000px × 3750px
Location: Rome, Italy
Photo credit: © Stephen Bisgrove / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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