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Poland: Statement following acts of violence in front of churches
Following the ruling of October 22, in which the Constitutional Court declared that eugenic (selective) abortion is not compatible with the Polish Constitution, yesterday, Sunday, October 25, 2020,acts of violence took place in Poland in front of churches. The President of the Polish Episcopate expresses his concern.
See how honored God's friends are! - An interview with the President of the Bishops' Conference on the feast day of St. John Paul II
Meetings with Cardinal Wojtyła, the main lines of John Paul II's pontificate, and the personal holiness of the Polish Pope are the topics of the conversation between the President of the Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, and the spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ.
Archbishop, you witnessed the moment when Karol Wojtyła was elected to the See of Peter. Could you please tell us a few words about the circumstances in which it happened and your reaction to the election?
In fact, we were many in St. Peter's Square then, including many Poles. I was fortunate to be there with others and to witness this unique, historic moment when Karol Wojtyła's name was announced. Apart from the normal emotion that accompanies such moments, the first thought that came to my mind was: This is something that happens only once in a thousand years for the Christian Nation, for the Poles, and it may never happen again.
Thinking about the situation in which the new Pope found hims
The Vatican and Polish Postal Services Issue a Stamp Commemorating the Centennial of John Paul II’s Birth and His Election as Pope
On Friday, October 16th of this year, the day of the 42nd anniversary of John Paul II’s election, Poczta Polska has issued, in cooperation with the Poste Vaticane, a stamp with the image of the Polish Pope. The centennial of his birth, which falls this year, is also celebrated in this way, the Press Office of Poczta Polska stated.
The project’s designer, Agnieszka Sobczyńska, presented the picture of Saint John Paul II with a halo on the stamp, over the background of a decorative element—a fragment of embroidery done by Sister Lucia dos Santos (a Portuguese nun, a witness of Mary’s apparitions in Fatima in 1917). The stamp’s tag bears, in its lower-left corner, the number 100 composed with the two keys of the papal coat of arms. Three graphic versions of the stamp are available: one shows Karol Wojtyła with his mother; another Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the Primate of Poland, and Cardinal Karol Wojtyła; and the third, Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, says the Press Office of the Polish Post
Caritas Polska Turns 30 – It Started with Three People
Caritas Polska is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Caritas began with three people working on the top floor of the seat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. Today, it is the largest charity organization in Poland and its aid programs for approx. 3 million people are run by over 100,000 volunteers.
Poland: Conference on “The Church of St. John Paul II - The Independence of the Spirit”
A reflection on the vision of the Church built by Saint John Paul II, a Church faithful to orthodoxy and, at the same time, open and responsive to the signs of the times and engaged in dialogue with the contemporary world—this was the aim of the Friday conference in Warsaw on “The Church of St. John Paul II - The Independence of the Spirit.”
The Presidium of the Polish Bishops' Conference on the Istanbul Convention: Marriage is a permanent union between a woman and a man
The Presidium of the Bishop’s Conference has issued a statement on the ongoing debate on “The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,” better known as the Istanbul Convention, which was adopted on 11
May 2011. In the statement, repeating the position of the Bishops of Central Europe, the Presidium calls for its rejection. At the same time, it supports the citizens’ initiative to replace it with the International Convention on the Rights of the Family.
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