Editorial photo #13795179 Religion and Belief

Beatification Of Fr. Jan Swierc SDB And Companions In Krakow

Karol Nawrocki, President of Poland, attends the solemn beatification of Fr. Jan Swierc SDB and Companions, Salesian martyrs, at the Sanctuary of St. John Paul II in Krakow, Poland, on June 6, 2026. During a solemn Mass, nine Salesian priests who perished in the Nazi extermination camps of Auschwitz and Dachau were beatified. They died during World War II in 1941-1942. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13795179
Date taken: 6 June 2026
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Photographer: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto
Category: Religion and Belief

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