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Jun 17, 2024 · Martyred diocesan priest, Fr. Michał Rapacz, was killed in hatred of the faith on 12 May 1946 in Płoki during the time of the communist regime when he was serving as a parish priest. A group of armed men entered the rectory during the night, kidnapped him and killed him in a nearby forest. He was 42 years old. Message of hope for the world.
6 days ago · The 41-year-old priest was shot twice by communist authorities on the night of May 10-11, 1946, after being taken from his village parish in the south of Poland to a nearby woods. A memorial graces the spot where Father Michał Rapacz was killed by communist authorities in Płoki, Poland, on the night of May 10-11, 1946.
Jun 15, 2024 · Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of Father Michał Rapacz in January. The 41-year-old priest was shot twice by communist authorities in 1946.
Jun 17, 2024 · On Saturday, 15 June, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints presided over the beatification in Krakow, of martyred diocesan priest, Fr Michał Rapacz, who was killed at the age of 42 by the communist regime in 1946.
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Jun 17, 2024 · CWN Editor's Note: Father Michał Rapacz (1904-1946), a priest of the Archdiocese of Kraków, was beatified on June 15 at the Divine Mercy Shrine in Krakow-Łagiewniki, Poland. The priest was beaten...
Jun 16, 2024 · Yesterday, in the Krakow suburb of Łagiewniki, the beatification of Father Michał Rapacz, martyred by communists in 1946, took place. This significant event marks him as the first clerical martyr of the Polish communist era.
