Young women carry a relic of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, a priest who was murdered by communist police agents in 1984, through the streets of Warsaw, Poland.

17 Nov 2017

By Mark Reidy

Young women carry a relic of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, a priest who was murdered by communist police agents in 1984, through the streets of Warsaw, Poland.

Young women carry a relic of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko through the streets of Warsaw, Poland, June 6. Blessed Popieluszko, who was murdered by communist police agents in 1984, moved a step closer to sainthood during a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. (CNS photo/Michael Wargin, East News via Catholic Press Photos) (June 8, 2010) See BEATIFY-POPIELUSZKO June 7, 2010. Editors: for editorial use only.