John Paul II honoured in Warsaw
Updated on 06 June 2009
Poland has marked the 30th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's first pilgrimage to his homeland, unveiling a giant cross monument in central Warsaw in honour of the late pontiff.
The 30-foot tall white granite cross stands on the site where John Paul II delivered a Mass in 1979 in then-communist Poland.
The sermon is credited by many with inspiring the country's pro-democracy groups and giving rise to the Solidarity freedom movement that eventually helped topple communist rule in 1989.
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