Posts Tagged ‘Cardinal August Hlond’

Jewish group questions WWII Polish cardinal’s beatification

Monday, May 28th, 2018

A Jewish group is questioning moves to beatify the wartime head of Poland’s Catholic Church. The American Jewish Congress is reacting to the Pope’s signature last Monday on a decree recognising the “heroic virtues” of Cardinal August Hlond (1881-1948). Hlond was the highest ranking church official in Poland from 1926 to 1948. He is credited Read more