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The Council for Pastoral Care for Poles Abroad in Europe met in Vilnius
The plenary meeting of the Council for Pastoral Care for Poles Abroad of Europe was held on 22-24 September 2023 at Domus Maria near the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Council brings together several dozen people - clergy, religious sisters, and laity, representing Polish-speaking pastoral care in European countries. Its chairman is the Conference of Polish Bishops’ Delegate for the Pastoral Care of Polish Emigrants, Bishop Piotr Turzyński. The meeting concerned issues related to catechesis. -
Archbishop Szal at Jasna Góra: May Polish families be rich in love as the family of the Blessed Ulmas
May Polish families be rich in love as the family of the Blessed Ulmas. May they be for the young generation a catechesis about respect for parents, in-laws, and neighbours in need of help – said Archbishop Adam Szal, Metropolitan of Przemyśl, to the participants of the 39th National Pilgrimage of Married Couples and Families. The Mass was presided over by Bishop Wiesław Śmigiel, President of the Council for the Family of the Polish Bishops' Conference. The spouses traditionally renewed their wedding vows. The event launched a peregrination of the Blessed Ulma Family in the sign of their relics. -
President of the Polish Episcopate for Die Tagespost: The Synod of Bishops is always a joyful and challenging experience
The Synod of Bishops is always a joyful and challenging experience. It stems from the concern to faithfully and effectively communicate Christ's teachings to the people - said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki in an interview with German Catholic newspaper "Die Tagespost". -
A Catholic Voter’s Manual – a document of the Social Affairs Council of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
Standing on the side of life, striving to protect family rights and a commitment to peace are among the principles set out in A Catholic Voter’s Manual. This document of the Social Affairs Council of the Polish Bishops’ Conference was published on September 21, preceding the upcoming parliamentary elections in Poland. -
The 15th National Pastoral Forum in Poznań
A Christian is called to an active life in the Church. They need a model on this path. It is Mary - the prototype of faith, love, and perfect union with Christ. May her presence and care for us allow us to understand better what participation in the life of the Church is all about - Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki said in Poznań on the occasion of the 15th National Pastoral Forum, held under the theme "I participate in the community of the Church." -
Polish Bishops' Conference President: Do not leave the Synod without prayer
The point is not to leave this event in Rome without prayer so that out of all this, the Church will grow, mature, and be able to become more active - said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki in a video message to a press conference held at the Episcopate Secretariat on preparations for synodal discernment before the commencement of the Rome session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality. A special insert was presented during the press conference, which accompanies the latest issue of major Catholic weeklies, entitled The Synod of the Church. "Toward a Synodal Church: communion, participation, mission - important themes and inspirations. -
Polish Bishops' Conference spokesman: Let our communication contribute to building mutual understanding
May our communication in the media be unambiguous, based on values, permeated by gentleness and forbearance, so that in this way we contribute to building mutual understanding - said Polish Bishops' Conference spokesman Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ on the occasion of World Day of Social Communications, celebrated in Poland on the third Sunday of September. This year, it falls on September 17.
