Polish Bishops' Conference. News
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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. -
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. -
Cardinal Semeraro: Fr Michał Rapacz's beatification is a sign of consolation from God
Today's beatification is a sign of consolation from God, in times marked by wounds inflicted by violence and war – said Cardinal Marcello Semeraro at the Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Krakow-Łagiewniki. The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints presided on Saturday, 15 June, over the Mass of Beatification of Father Michał Rapacz, a parish priest from Płoki murdered by the communists on 12 May 1946. 12 May will henceforth be the day of the liturgical commemoration of the new Blessed. -
10-12 June: 398th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference in Warsaw (announcement)
The issue of religious education at school, the functioning of the work of the Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops‘ Conference and the election of a new General Secretary of the Polish Bishops’ Conference will be the main topics of the 398th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Episcopate, to be held in Warsaw on 10-12 June this year.
