Fr. Leszek GĘSIAK SJ
Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
Fr. Leszek Gęsiak, Jesuit, religious scholar, media expert, PhD in social sciences in the discipline of social communication and media sciences, professor at Ignatianum University in Krakow. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1985 and was ordained a priest in 1996. More He completed his studies in philosophy at the Philosophical Faculty of the Society of Jesus in Krakow, in theology at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology “Bobolanum” in Warsaw, and specialized studies in theology in the field of ecumenical ecclesiology at the Institut Centre Sèvres in Paris. He obtained his doctorate at the Institute of Religious Studies of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. He obtained his postdoctoral degree (habilitation) in social sciences in the discipline of social communication and media sciences at the Institute of Social Communication and Media Sciences of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. Among other things, he was editor-in-chief of the Catholic Monthly “Messenger” and head of the Polish Section of Vatican Radio. In 2020, he was elected Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. Hide
Press Office of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
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Skwer kard. S. Wyszyńskiego 6
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Delegation of the Secretariat of the Polish Episcopate paid homage to the Victims of the Wola Massacre A delegation of the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops' Conference, headed by Bishop Marek Marczak, General Secretary of the Polish Episcopate, laid an occasional wreath at the Monument to the Victims of the Wola Massacre, on the 80th anniversary of the tragic events of August 1944.
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Commission of the Polish Episcopate for Catholic Education: Changes in the organization of religious education were introduced without agreement with the Church side Commission of the Polish Episcopate for Catholic Education has objected to the promulgation of the Decree of the Ministry of Education from July 26, 2024, amending the decree on the conditions and manner of organization of religious education. "The Ministry of Education has not taken into account the opinions and demands presented in meetings by Churches and religious associations" – the Statement emphasizes.
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100th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Blessed Stefan Wyszyński On Saturday, 3 August, the Sanctuary of Blessed Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński in Zuzela in the Diocese of Łomża, will hold celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the priestly ordination and the 123rd anniversary of the birth of the Primate of the Millennium. Jubilee celebrations are also planned at Jasna Góra, the Warsaw Archcathedral and the Włocławek Cathedral.
