Polish Bishops' Conference. News
Bishops after the meeting of the Council of Diocesan Bishops on Religious Education, the Commission of Independent Experts and the restructuring of the Polish Bishops’ Conference's media entities
Changes in the organisation of Religious Education in schools, the status of work on establishing a Commission of Independent Experts to Investigate the Sexual Abuse of Minors by Some Clergy, and the restructuring of media entities dependent on the Polish Bishops’ Conference – these were the topics discussed by participants at a press briefing summarising the deliberations of the Council of Diocesan Bishops, which took place on 25 August this year at Jasna Góra.
Cardinal Dominik Duka appointed papal envoy for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk
Cardinal Dominik Jaroslav Duka OP, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Prague, has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as special envoy for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk. The celebrations will take place at Oliwa Cathedral in Gdańsk on 14 October this year, with the participation of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk passed away
On the night of 20 August 2025, at the age of 86, Archbishop Emeritus Józef Kowalczyk passed away. For many years, he was the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1989-2010), and from 2010 to 2014, he was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland. His death was announced in Gniezno by the bell of St. Adalbert.
The Council of Diocesan Bishops will meet on 25 August
On the eve of the Solemnity of Our Lady of Częstochowa, 25 August, the Council of Diocesan Bishops will meet at Jasna Góra, as it does every year. The bishops will discuss, among other things, the Commission of Independent Experts and the planned restructuring of the media of the Polish Bishops' Conference.
Apostolic Nuncio to Poland in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: Let us pray for unity in the Church in Poland and for vocations
I have come here to pray and to invite you above all to pray for unity in the Church in Poland, for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, and for the ability to pass on the faith to younger generations – said the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Marian-Passion Sanctuary in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, where he presided over the traditional procession of the Funeral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
6 September, 11:00 a.m.: Beatification of Archbishop Eduard Profittlich in Tallinn
On Saturday, 6 September, at 11:00 a.m., a Holy Mass will be celebrated at Freedom Square (Vabaduse väljak) in Tallinn, with the beatification ceremony of Archbishop Eduard Profittlich SJ (1890–1942). The beatification ceremony will be presided over by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna, the envoy of Pope Leo XIV.
13 September, 10:00 a.m.: Episcopal ordination of Fr. Mariusz Dmyterko
On Saturday, 13 September 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in the cathedral parish of the Exaltation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross in Wrocław, the episcopal chirotonia (ordination) of Fr. Mariusz Dmyterko will take place, according to the Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin of the Greek Catholic Church in Poland.
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