In 1941 a young priest was condemned to death by the Soviets. He was to become one of the Church’s great leaders
Topic: Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek
Cardinal who survived gulag dies aged 96
Posted on Friday, 22 July 2011
Benedict XVI praises Belarus cardinal for his ‘courageous witness to Christ’ and his role in the rebirth of his country
Pope Francis, as I hoped, will complete Pope Benedict’s unfinished encyclical: it will be a striking illustration of the hermeneutic of continuity
By William Oddie