A living martyr of the Catholic Church. Simoni was first sentenced to death in 1963, then spent 18 years in a Communist forced labor camp

Cardinal Ernest Simoni, 97, hero of the viciously persecuted Albanian Catholic Church, recites the prayer to St Michael:

By News on the Net -- Alberto Miguel Fernandez——Bio and Archives--October 26, 2025

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A living martyr of the Catholic Church. Simoni was first sentenced to death in 1963, then spent 18 years in a Communist forced labor camp. https://t.co/ariJ3UJNtF
— Alberto Miguel Fernandez (@AlbertoMiguelF5)October 25, 2025

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