Anniversary

JPII remembered: Known as the ‘Progressive Pope’, today marks the 14th anniversary of John Paul II’s death

Surely there’s a better photo of him than this? Perhaps one of him facing the camera rather than walking away from it? Cap: Born Karol Wojtyła in 1920, he was elected Pope in 1978 – the first non-Italian Pope in 450 years and the first Slav. Radek Pietruszka/PAP

Poles and Catholics around the world today commemorate the 14th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death. A man instrumental to the collapse of communism in Poland and the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, and the establishment of a more progressive Catholic Church, JPII, as he was affectionately known, is still considered one of the best Popes to have ever lived.

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As one of a handful of countries to meet its spending target of 2% of GDP on defence, Poland is a committed member of NATO.

President to celebrate 20th anniversary of NATO enlargement in Prague

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Exhibition commemorating Stanisław Wyspiański

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One of the world’s most influential writers, today marks the 126th anniversary of Bruno Schulz’s birth

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Polish President attends Volhynia Massacre anniversary observances

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Daffodils project, remembrance concert mark Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary

The 6th edition of the "Daffodils" educational campaign devoted to the World War Two Warsaw Ghetto Uprising as well as a commemorative concert will mark the approaching 74th anniversary of the 1943 revolt (April 19).

Katyn Forest Massacre anniversary marked

Tuesday marked the 78th anniversary of the 1940 Katyn Forest Massacre of around 22,000 Polish army officers, policemen and members of the intelligentsia by the Soviet security agency NKVD. Most of the executions took place in the Katyn Forest in west Russia.

President marks 100th anniversary of Belarusian People's Republic

President Andrzej Duda on Sunday congratulated Belarus on the 100th foundation anniversary of the Belarusian People's Republic, a short-lived independent Belarusian state incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1919.

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