By Communications Department - Archdiocese of Miami
Photographer: TERESA MARTINEZ | FC
Archbishop Thomas Wenski meets with Father Christopher Wielizcko, right, director of the John Paul II Foundation in Rome, and Father Klemens Dabrowski, Society of Christ, pastor, Our Lady of Czestochowa Mission, Pompano Beach, on March 29 at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Miami.
Photographer: TERESA MARTINEZ | FC
Archbishop Wenski is pictured with Richard Krzyzanowski, a counselor with the John Paul II Foundation.
The John Paul II Foundation was established by a Papal Decree on Oct. 16, 1981 as a religious, educational, charitable and non-profit organization. The main goals of the foundation include:
• preservation and development of Christian heritage and culture;
• collection and preservation of documents and propagation of the teachings of Pope John Paul II;
• assistance to Christian pilgrims on visits to the Holy See, particularly pilgrims from Poland and Eastern countries;
• providing educational assistance and scholarships to young intellectuals from Eastern countries to study at the Catholic University in Lublin, Poland.