‘Bishop in Overalls’: Cardinal Ján Korec’s Witness Remembered 10 Years After His Death

‘Bishop in overalls’: Cardinal Ján Korec’s witness remembered 10 years after his death

Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec. / Credit: Nitra Diocese Rome, Italy, Oct 24, 2025 / 10:44 am (CNA). Cardinal Ján Korec, a Jesuit and secret bishop during the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, died 10 years ago on Oct. 24, 2015. He was 91. Even... [...]

Cardinal Ján Korec’s witness remembered 10 years after his death

Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec. / Credit: Nitra Diocese Rome, Italy, Oct 24, 2025 / 10:44 am (CNA). Cardinal Ján Korec, a Jesuit and secret bishop during the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, died 10 years ago on Oct. 24, 2015. He was 91. Even nonbelievers have recognized his life as a heroic testimony of faith.Born in democratic Czechoslovakia in 1924, Korec witnessed the imposition of communism in 1948. He joined the Society of Jesus and was …

‘Bishop in Overalls’: Cardinal Ján Korec’s Witness Remembered 10 Years After His Death

Nitra Diocese Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec. Born in democratic Czechoslovakia in 1924, Cardinal Korec witnessed the imposition of communism in 1948.