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...Pope traveled next to the monastery of Niepokalanow, 30 miles west of Warsaw, to pay tribute to Poland's newest saint: Father Maximilian Kolbe. While a prisoner in Auschwitz in 1941, Kolbe volunteered to die in the place of another Polish inmate who had a wife and children. He was canonized by John Paul in a solemn pontifical ceremony last October in the Vatican...
...nearby farms, sometimes in horse-drawn carts, for a glimpse of John Paul. One banner held above the crowd bore the insignia of Rural Solidarity, the independent farmers' union that was organized in May 1981 and dissolved in October 1982. But there were also more traditional symbols of Polish patriotism, including an ensign emblazoned with a golden Polish eagle wearing a royal crown and brandishing a cross. The crowd roared enthusiastically when it caught sight of the white-and-blue helicopter carrying the Pope from Warsaw. He returned that feeling, joining with them as they sang a hymn...
...testimony which amazed the whole world, when the Polish worker stood up for himself with the gospel in his hand and a prayer on his lips." The pictures coming out of Poland in those days, he said, had "touched hearts and consciences...
...Jaruzelski reminded John Paul at Belvedere Palace, the Polish government has been waiting for the right moment to end martial law, which was only suspended last December. Before the Pope's arrival, officials in Warsaw were hinting privately that July 22, Poland's National Day, could be a propitious time for such a gesture. They also held out the hope that on that day the government might declare a general amnesty and release some of the 200 people that it claims are still in detention for martial law violations. Ironically, last week's upsurge of support...
...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 of the country. In gratitude, the reigning Polish monarch, Jan Kazimierz, dedicated his throne and the country to "the Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland." In 1711 the people of Warsaw walked to Czestochowa to thank the Virgin for saving the city from the bubonic plague. Ever since, the pilgrimage has been...