Poland’s main news stories over the past week have included:

• Poland restates it’s support for the cause of freedom in Belarus on the second anniversary of the disputed August 2020 presidential election

• 12 Polish pilgrims on their way to Medjugorje die in a bus crash in Croatia

• the Polish church marks the 80th anniversary of the death in the Nazi German Auschwitz – Birkenau concentration camp of Edith Stein, now known as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, and

• Robert Lewandowski opens his scoring account with FC Barcelona just two days after his unveiling to the club’s fans.