Polish Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, archbishop of Krakow, spent three days making pastoral visits to Chicago’s Poles June 27-29. As a friend and long-time personal secretary to their beloved Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Dziwisz came to Chicago as a guest of Cardinal Francis George and Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Paprocki, the liaison to Polish people in Chicago.
Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, smiles as he greets guests during the Bishop Abramowicz Seminary banquet on June 29 in Niles. Cardinal Dziwisz made several stops in Chicago on his two-day visit to the city. Chicago has one of the largest concentrations of Poles outside of Warsaw.
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