site.btaApril 23, 2002: Pope John Paul II Decrees Beatification of Three Bulgarian Catholic Priests
Father Kamen Vichev in the court room during his concpiracy trial in Sofia, September 29, 1952 (BTA Archive/Racho Stoyanov)
On April 23, 2002, Pope John Paul II decreed the beatification of Kamen Vichev, Yosafat Shishkov, and Pavel Djidjov, Bulgarian Catholic priests executed by the communist regime in 1952.
On May 26, 2002, during his visit to Bulgaria, Pope John Paul
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