Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Love, C. W.]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Desnos, Robert]]> Gorny, Anthony-Peter]]> eng]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buccoro]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Erie County (N.Y.) -- Maps.]]> New York (State) -- Erie County.]]> Real property -- New York (State) -- Erie County -- Maps.]]> F.W. Beers & Co.]]> Western New York Genealogical Society (repository)]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Ersing, Rich (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Schlearth, Joseph (Executive Producer)]]> Musial, Chris (Executive Producer)]]> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Arts Director)]]> Vinciguerra, Jerry (Graphic Artist)]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Consulting and Contributing Photographer)]]> Cornwell, Craig (Contributing Photographer)]]> Summerville, Dan (Contributing Photographer)]]> Woodson, Paul (Contributing Photographer)]]> Ivancic, Paul (Contributing Photographer)]]> Baker, Boe (Contributing Photographer)]]> Paszkowsky, Danylo (Contributing Photographer)]]> Phillips, Shane (Contributing Photographer)]]> Dee, Joe (Contributing Photographer)]]> Carroll, John (Contributing Photographer)]]> Root, Kim (Contributing Photographer)]]> Swenson, Scott (Contributing Photographer)]]> Carroll, John (Contributing Photographer)]]> Vogel, Mike (Historical Consultant)]]> Tielman, Tim (Historical Consultant)]]> Blanchard, Tom Jr. (Historical Consultant)]]> Newberg, Rich (Researcher)]]> Ersing, Rich (Researcher)]]> Schlaerth, Joseph (Researcher)]]> Musial, Chris (Researcher)]]> Yeomans, Doug (Musical Performer for "The Stringmen")]]> Perry, Geoffrey (Musical Performer "The Stringmen")]]> eng]]> Herter, Albert]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Furniss, Harry]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005]]> Solidarity]]> Daemen College]]> Buffalo has a large Polish population with close ties to Poland. The pope had visited Western New York when he was Cardinal Karol Wojtyla. The private audience on September 6, 1985 had been granted in advance because of an exchange program between Daemen College in Buffalo and the Catholic University in Lublin, Poland.
The pope had spent twenty-five years at the Catholic University as a professor and chairman of the Faculty of Ethics. It was the only Christian university in the Soviet Bloc. The Buffalo delegation had included a visit to the university in its travels through Poland.
One of the delegation leaders, Brian Rusk, who represented Daemen College president Robert Marshall, commented to the pope that the exchange program would carry on his "words and teachings for peace and brotherhood in the world." The pope openly expressed his gratitude for support the program was receiving.
During their journey through Poland, the delegation had revisited Buffalo's many ties to the Polish people (see "Hearts and Minds Together" in the collection). Another delegation leader, Richard Solecki, had a special security contact within the Solidarity movement. This relationship enabled the delegates to meet with Solidarity leader Lech Walesa minutes before his demonstrators took to the streets of Gdansk.
The entire private audience with Pope John Paul II was photographed by News 4 photographer Don Yearke. It can be viewed following Rich Newberg's WIVB-TV live report from outside the pope's residence. At one point, when Newberg sought comment from the pope on Solidarity's efforts to free Poland from communism, his microphone was snatched out of his hand by a papal aide.
That's when the pope took Newberg by the arm and whispered, "Without Solidarity, there can be no peace!"]]> Newberg, Rich]]> Rusk, Brian]]> Solecki, Richard]]> Rutkowski, Edward]]> Slisz, Richard]]> eng]]> Communism--Cuba--History]]> Cuba--Economic conditions]]> Cuba--Social conditions]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Yearke, Don (Photographer, Editor)]]> Musial, Chris (Executive Producer)]]> Baxter, Tim (Post-production Editor)]]> Rusk, Brian (Trip Organizer)]]> Solecki, Richard (Trip Organizer)]]> eng]]> ]]> Gorny, Anthony-Peter]]> eng]]> ]]> Gorny, Anthony-Peter]]> eng]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Catholic churches.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Religious organizations--United States.]]> Church buildings--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> S.H. Knox & Co. (Duluth, Minn.)]]> S.H. Knox & Co.]]> Beatrice (author)]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Bridges--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Railroad bridges.]]> J. md (author)]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Bridges--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Railroad bridges.]]> ENG]]>