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Walesa's pointed barb at Military Ruler General Wojciech Jaruzelski indicated that the former Solidarity leader had no intention of retiring from public life, even though Pope John Paul II was rumored to have suggested such a move during his recent visit to Poland. As all Poles are well...
From the very beginning, Pope John Paul II's return visit to Poland seemed a bold gamble. The government of General Wojciech Jaruzelski had made no secret of the fact that it viewed the papal pilgrimage as a way to rehabilitate Poland in the eyes of the world. But...
Thus news organizations had every reason to worry about how the Poles would handle the daunting task of accommodating 700 foreign journalists covering the visit of Pope John Paul II, a story of potent political import. As it turned out, Poland performed impressively for an Iron Curtain country. There were...
Veterans of the Pope's 17 previous foreign pilgrimages rated this one among the toughest-and costliest. Reporters were expected to pay on arrival, in foreign exchange, for all services that they would need from the Polish agency Interpress. Among the fees: $70 just to get into a room...
The Madonna's status as an emblem of Polish nationalism dates from Sweden's invasion of the country in 1655. For 40 days, as the Swedes surrounded the monastery, the monks prayed to the Virgin for deliverance. The siege failed, and the Poles subsequently drove the Swedes out...