Solidarity priest Father Popieluszko beatified

June 07, 2010

Father Jerzy Popieluszko (1947-84), whose vocal opposition to Communism and support for the Solidarity labor movement led to his brutal martyrdom, was beatified on June 6 in Warsaw. 140,000 people, including his 90-year-old mother, attended the Mass.

 

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Further information:

• Polish Solidarity Priest Fr Jerzy Popieluszko is Beatified (Vatican Radio)
• Church beatifies Pole slain by communists in 1984 (AP)
• Jerzy Popieluszko (Wikipedia)