| Polish-American journalist John Szostak condo in Parkfairfax | 38.84135121805537, -77.0784863495393 | John M. Szostak, a Polish-American journalist, had a notable interaction with Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, in 1976. During this year, Cardinal Wojtyła visited the United States and, as part of his visit, blessed Szostak's condo in the Parkfairfax neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia | https://media.alexandriava.gov/docs-archives/historic/info/attic/2015/attic20151126futurepope.pdf; https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/09/23/dcs-first-papal-visit-1979; https://media.alexandriava.gov/docs-archives/historic/info/attic/2020/attic20200528parkfairfax.pdf; https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/09/21/popes-condo-alexandria; https://search.worldcat.org/title/in-the-footsteps-of-pope-john-paul-ii-an-intimate-personal-portrait-by-his-american-friend/oclc/891221737 |