The Main Council of the Polish Episcopate and Pope John Paul II’s first pilgrimage to Poland in 1979 Cover Image

Rada Główna Episkopatu Polski a pierwsza pielgrzymka Jana Pawła II do Ojczyzny w 1979 r.
The Main Council of the Polish Episcopate and Pope John Paul II’s first pilgrimage to Poland in 1979

Author(s): Rafał Łatka
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Oral history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Episcopate; John Paul II;authorities of the Republic of Poland in exile;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the analysis presented below is to present the attitude of the Main Council of the Polish Episcopate towards Pope John Paul II’s first pilgrimage to Poland. An access to Church archival documents made it possible to reconstruct individual attitudes of members of the Polish Church authorities towards negotiations related to the pope’s visit, its course, and finally its outcomes.

  • Issue Year: 50/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 229-262
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Polish