Polish Bishops' Conference. News
Best wishes of the President of the Polish Episcopate for Jews on the occasion of Passover
“Passover is a celebration of freedom and hope. In this time of pandemic, we also need hope for deliverance from the danger of death. This hope can ultimately be given to us by the merciful God Himself; so much about his mercy is told in the Paschal Hagadah” – wrote the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in a letter to the Jewish community, sent to Michael Schudrich, the Chief Rabbi of Poland, on the occasion of Passover.
Bishop Ciereszko invites Christians and Muslims to an online prayer meeting
"We would like to turn to Mary and entrust to her the approximation of these religious confessions in order to overcome everything that divides," said Bishop Henryk Ciereszko, President of the Committee of the Polish Bishops' Conference for Dialogue with Non-Christian Religions, as he announced the online prayer meeting of Christians and Muslims on the occasion of the Annunciation of the Lord under the motto: "Mary, mother of the Messiah."
President of the Polish Episcopate: The family deserves a year-round celebration
The family deserves a year-round celebration and should be at the center of commitment and attention of every pastoral and ecclesial reality - said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki on the occasion of the Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia", which will be inaugurated by Pope Francis on March 19.
The President of the Episcopate celebrated the Holy Mass for victims of pandemic within the CCEE Prayer Network
During Lent, the bishops of Europe launched a network of prayer, the so-called Eucharistic chain, for over 770,000 people in Europe who have died from Covid-19. As part of this initiative, the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference and Vice-President of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE), Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, celebrated Mass for the victims of the pandemic on March 15 in the Chapel of the Poznań Archbishops' Palace.
Report on the operation of the system of protection of minors in the Church in Poland
The tasks of individual entities of the sexual abuse response system, the assistance to victims and the prevention in the Polish Church, as well as their activities in 2020, are presented in the annual report prepared by the Office of the Delegate of the Polish Bishops' Conference (KEP) and the Saint Joseph Foundation of the KEP.
Bishops on the 1,700th anniversary of work-free Sunday: we encourage all to respect this tradition
We invite everyone to build a culture of work-free Sunday. Let it be a day of rest, strengthening and revival of weakened family and social bonds. Let it be an opportunity for emotional calm, as well as for building a family, religious and national community - wrote the president of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki and the president of the Pastoral Commission of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Wiktor Skworc in an appeal to respect Sunday as a day off from work.
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