Meet Poland’s First Martyr of Communism
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Meet Poland’s first martyr of Communism
Addressing the Polish people gathered at the General Audience, Pope Leo recalls the figure of Blessed Father Władysław Findysz, the first beatified martyr of the communist persecution in Poland. Here is the story of the priest whom the Pope said “reminds us that a civilization of love is built by forgiving and overcoming evil with good.” Read all
Vatican City, 19 Aug (EFE) .- Pope Leo XIV today recalled the example of priest Wladyslaw Findysz, the first Pole beatified as a martyr of communist persecution, to recall that “the civilization of love is built by forgiving and overcoming evil with good”, on the eve of the European Day of Remembrance for the victims of Stalinism and Nazism. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/rss-efeffe65123-5711-403a-bc64-eb322a4084db-hd-web.
At the end of the general audience, the Pope exhorts a “firm and constant commitment” to peaceful coexistence among peoples, “following with honesty and truth the paths that build it and consolidate it in society.” In greeting the pilgrims of Poland, he reminds Władysław Findysz, “priest and first Polish beatified as a martyr of communist persecutions.” His example teaches that “the civilization of love is built by forgiving and overcoming evil …
Addressing Poles during a general audience today, the Pope recalled Blessed Father Władysław Findysz, the first beatified martyr of communist persecution in Poland. This is who he was, a priest of whom Leo XIV said that "his witness reminds us that a civilization of love is built by forgiving and conquering evil with good." The fate of Blessed Father Władysław Findysz demonstrates the scale of the communist authorities' hatred. The article "Bles…
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