On Monday morning, a priest in Wrocław, Poland was stabbed while on his way to celebrate Mass.
Fr Ireneusz Bakalarczyk was approached by a homeless man before 7 a.m. and stabbed in the chest and abdomen, as reported by Polish news channel TVP Info.
The 48-year-old priest was taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery and is in recovery, according to a hospital spokesperson.
The incident, according to Polish outlets, occurred as Bakalarczyk was on his way to the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Sand.
