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The relics of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko are carried through the streets of Warsaw, Poland, June 6, 2010. Father Popieluszko, who was murdered by communist police agents in 1984, moved a step closer to sainthood during a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes. (CNS photo/Agencja Gazeta, Reuters)

RADIO INTERVIEW: The inspiring and heroic life of Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko


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Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko was one of the most remarkable and heroic figures of the 20th century. A humble priest and prophet of nonviolence, Blessed Jerzy inspired his fellow Poles to stand up for truth and resist Communist oppression in Cold War-era Poland. Judith Kelly, author of “Just Call Me Jerzy: Popiełuszko in the United States and Canada,” talks with George Matysek about the life and legacy of this modern martyr.

Kelly is longtime social justice activist in the Baltimore-Washington area who was named Peacemaker of the Year in 2014 by the D.C.-Baltimore region of Pax Christi. Of Polish heritage, Kelly is a former Peace Corps volunteer who served in Peru and Paraguay. She lives in the Diocese of Arlington, Va.

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