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Communiqué following the 404th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
Parish life, religious education in schools and parish catechesis, the Commission of Independent Experts to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church in Poland, as well as a study programme preparing for spiritual liberation ministry – these were the main topics of the 404th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference, which took place from 10 to 12 March 2026 in Warsaw.
Polish bishops after their deliberations on parish life, religious education in schools, and the Commission of independent experts to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church in Poland
Parish life, religious education in schools, and the Commission of independent experts to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church in Poland were among the topics addressed by the Polish bishops during the press conference following the conclusion of the 404th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in Warsaw.
Statement of the Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
On 11 March 2026, the Polish Bishops’ Conference established a Commission of Independent Experts to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church in Poland and granted it public legal personality – reads the statement of the Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak, SJ.
March 10–12: 404th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in Warsaw (preview)
“Parish of Tomorrow,” the Commission of Independent Experts to examine the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church in Poland, and current pastoral initiatives of the Church are among the topics of the 404th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, which will take place in Warsaw on March 10–12 this year.
Polish Bishops’ Conference Secretariat: Prayer for Victims of Sexual Abuse
On the first Friday of Lent, February 20 this year, the Church in Poland observes the Day of Prayer and Solidarity with Victims of Sexual Abuse. In the chapel of the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, a Way of the Cross service was held, during which prayers were offered for those who have been harmed.
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