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Collection: Pilgrimages to Poland backstage
Available languages: PL, EN
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Reference code: 419/I/1/12/285_a
Owner signature: W/285/09/MD/279
Title: Paweł Biedziak on the organization of the papal pilgrimage in 1999
Date: 2009-04-27
Size and medium: 2,20 GB; MP4
Creator's name: The Centre for the Thought of John Paul II
Repository: The Centre for the Thought of John Paul II
Content: FILMED AT:
Warszawa
RECORDING DURATION:
00:30:43
JOURNALIST:
Sławomir Dynek
CAMERAMAN:
Piotr Wolski
Short biographical note:
Paweł Biedziak (1961) - public relations expert, policeman and journalist, spokesperson of the Police Headquarters and the Supreme Audit Office, advisor to the President of NIK (Supreme Audit Office).
Working as a spokesperson for the Police Headquarters, he was a member of the staff preparing the Pope's visits to Poland in 1999 and 2002. He shares the background of the organisation of these visits from the police and the media point of view.
Summary:
Paweł Biedziak on the organization of the papal pilgrimage to Poland in 1999.
Preparations for John Paul II's pilgrimage to Poland in 1999 from the organizational side - media and the police. The tension associated with erecting crosses on the gravel pits at the site of the former Auschwitz camp before the papal visit-the way the matter was resolved. The atmosphere prevailing among journalists. The Pope's private stay at Wigry. Visit to a family of poor farmers. Pope's accident during the pilgrimage- his absence at Błonia and rapid logistical action related to the change of situation to ensure the safety of the pilgrims.
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