Krakow, Poland, Mar 9, 2022 / 10:45 am
The former residence of St. John Paul II in the Polish city of Kraków has opened its doors to Ukrainian refugees.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków said on March 9 that Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski had welcomed people fleeing the Ukraine war to the city’s Bishop’s Palace.
Karol Wojtyła, the future John Paul II, lived at residence from 1958 to 1978 when he was archbishop of Kraków.
He returned to the palace in 1979, after his election as pope, addressing young people from a window above the entrance, now known as the “Papal Window.” He also spoke from the window in 2002, during his ninth and final papal visit to his homeland.