Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971. Pictured: archbishop of Krakow Karol Wojtyla. In the background, in a mitre, primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971. Pictured: holy mass is held by primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski. Second from the right: archbishop of Krakow Karol Wojtyla.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971. Pictured: primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski gives Holy Communion.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971. Pictured: primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski gives Holy Communion.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971. Pictured: primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski gives Holy Communion.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971. Pictured in the middle: primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski. First from the left - archbishop of Poznan Antoni Baraniak. Third from the right - archbishop of Krakow Karol Wojtyla.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971. Pictured: primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski gives Holy Communion.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971. Pictured: primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski. Second from the left - archbishop of Poznan Antoni Baraniak. Second from the right - archbishop of Krakow Karol Wojtyla.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, 17.10.1971. Pictured in the middle: primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski. On his left is seated archbishop of Krakow Karol Wojtyla.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, 17.10.1971. Pictured: archbishop of Krakow Karol Wojtyla, primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, 17.10.1971. Pictured: archbishop of Krakow Karol Wojtyla.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, 17.10.1971. Pictured: archbishop of Krakow Karol Wojtyla, primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, 17.10.1971. Pictured: primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszynski. In the background: priest Franciszek Maczynski, archbishop of Poznan Antoni Baraniak.

Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News Beatification ceremonies of father Maksymilian Kolbe. Rome, 17.10.1971. Pictured: priest Franciszek Maczynski, archbishop of Poznan Antoni Baraniak.