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The Council of the Polish Episcopate for Migration and Pilgrimages: “Let us have the courage to express our assurance of solidarity and readiness to help”
A humane and evangelical response to the problems of migrants and refugees must never be restricted or suspended by any jurisdiction. Hospitality towards a foreigner is one of the indicators of our faith - wrote the chairman of the Council of the Polish Episcopate for Migration and Pilgrimages, Bishop Krzysztof Zadarko, in the communiqué on refugees who are reaching Poland.
Pontifical Commission on Minors concludes Plenary
(Vatican Radio) The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has released a communiqué at the end of its week-long Plenary Assembly at the Vatican. Dated February 8, 2016, the statement details the focal points and proposals that emerged from the six Working Groups of the session, including a request for Pope Francis to remind all authorities in the Church of the importance of responding directly to victims and survivors who approach them, the finalization of a Universal Day of Prayer, and a penitential liturgy.
The Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
The pastoral care of married couples and families and help to victims of war in the Middle East were the main topics addressed at the 375th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. Furthermore, the Bishops urge all parties involved in political and social life to show mutual respect and to work toward reconciliation, unity, and peace. They ask all the Poles to pray for their homeland.
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan hit record high - UN
Civilian casualties of the war in Afghanistan rose to record levels for the seventh year in row in 2015, as violence spread across the country in the wake of the withdrawal of most international troops, the United Nations reported on Sunday. At least 3,545 non-combatants died and another 7,457 were injured by fighting last year in a 4-percent increase over 2014, the international organization said in its annual report on civilian casualties. "The harm done to civilians is totally unacceptable," Nicholas Haysom, the head of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said in a statement. Fighting between Western-backed government forces and insurgent groups meant more non-combatants are being caught in the crossfire. Heavy fighting in the northern city of Kunduz, which briefly fell to the Taliban in late September, and a wave of suicide bombs which killed and wounded hundreds of people in the capital Kabul last year were the main factors behind the rise, while elsewhere casualties fell.
Poland: Preventing Abuse Must Be a Priority in the Church
"Building a prevention system and supporting the injured parties must be a priority for the Church in the world and in Poland," underlined the speakers of a Webinar regarding protection against child abuse, held on 13 January 2021 and addressed mainly to the Polish media to inform about the initiatives undertaken in this regard by the Church in Poland.
