Comments of the Spokesman
The meeting of the Council of Diocesan Bishops of the Polish Bishops' Conference took place at Jasna Gora
Religious education in school, initiatives related to the Jubilee Year 2025 and issues concerning the protection of children and young people in connection with the entry into force of key provisions of the so-called "Act of Kamilek" were the main topics of the Council of Diocesan Bishops of the Polish Bishops' Conference held on 27 August 2024 at Jasna Gora.
The Presidium of the Polish Episcopate requests an examination of the legal status of the decree of the Minister of Education of 26 July 2024
The Presidium of the Polish Bishops' Conference forwarded a petition to the First President of the Supreme Court requesting a motion to the Constitutional Tribunal to examine the compliance of the manner of issuing the decree of the Minister of Education of 26 July 2024, amending the decree on the conditions and manner of organising religious education in public kindergartens and schools, with Article 12(2) of the Act of 7 September 1991 on the educational system.
The Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: Lent is a time of openness to God and others
Lent is a favourable time to draw near to God, to draw from Him strength and courage for the journey ahead. It is also a time to be more open to others, especially the sick, those in need, and those ailing in body and soul – said the Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ, on Ash Wednesday, which begins the liturgical period of Lent.
President of the Polish Episcopate: One must build on goodwill and seek peace with everyone
We must assume goodwill in everyone. Even if he is wrong, we should build on goodwill and seek peace with everyone – said the President of the Polish Episcopate Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki in an interview he gave to the Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate Fr Leszek Gęsiak SJ, summarising ten years of his presidency of the Polish Bishops' Conference.
Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference on Church events in 2024
The second plenary session of the Synod on synodality, the new Presidium of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, the Year of Prayer in preparation for the Jubilee 2025 – these are the most important events in 2024 in the Church in Poland and in the world, as discussed by the Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ.
