Bishop Stefan Woznicki summoned religious leaders throughout the region to discuss the possibility of creating a nation wide organization to assist Poland. Due to its leadership in the creation of Liga Katolicka. the Archdiocese of Detroit was selected as the first seat of the ambitious program. At the time of the groups creation. Nazi and Soviet forces were destroying the Polish nation. forcing tens of thousands of refugees to flee their homes. Later. as the darkness of communism and Soviet occupation settled over the land. Liga Katolicka represented a focal point for the hopes and dreams of millions of Poles in the effort to secure a postSoviet future for Poland and its church.
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