Archbishop Gądecki on the Heroism of Father Streich

“Faith that demands a holy life is an unchanging component of Christian life at all times, including our times,” emphasized Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki. In a commentary for KAI in connection with today’s beatification of Fr. Stanisław Streich, the retired metropolitan of Poznań also noted that the clergyman was a “sacrificing shepherd, seeking above all people far from God, whose loss filled him with pain.” Fr. Streich was shot by a communist i…

The beatification ceremony of Fr. Stanisław Streich, a priest of the Archdiocese of Poznań, who died a martyr's death at the hands of a communist activist, will take place on Saturday, May 24 at 11:00 AM at the cathedral square in Poznań. The beatification mass will be presided over by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for Saints' Causes. The solemn mass will be attended by Archbishop Metropolitan of Poznań Zbigniew Zieliński …