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Poland: President Meets with Church Leaders and Minority Groups
Our task was, is and will be the search for truth, harmony and unity in the international space, in the life of our Homeland and in the smallest communities, that is our families and local communities. This attitude was taught to us by John Paul II - said Archbishop Wojciech Polak, Primate of Poland, during the New Year’s Meeting of Representatives of Churches and Religious Associations with the Presidential couple, which took place on January 14 in the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.
St. John Paul II and Archbishop Gądecki - the Fathers of the Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church in Poland
The informal patron of the dialogue with Judaism is St. Pope John Paul II. Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki is the second person in Poland who has great merits for continuing and developing this dialogue. He is the father of the Day of Judaism in Poland – said Archbishop Henryk Muszyński, Primate of Poland 2009-2010, receiving the “Menorah of Dialogue” award on January 15 in Poznań for bringing people, cultures, religions and nations closer to one another.
Auschwitz: Eucharist for former prisoners with the participation of the Presidential Couple
The truth about what happened behind the wires of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau should not divide us in any way. Let us make an effort to build unity wherever we are” - said Bishop Piotr Greger, auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec, in the homily of the Holy Mass celebrated at the Center for Dialogue and Prayer in Oświęcim, on the eve of the official celebration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Poland: 32,000 consecrated persons work and pray for the people
According to data from the end of 2018, there are ca. 32,000 Polish nuns and monks. “The essence of religious life is to make the life of Christ present in the world through three evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience. Chastity is love, poverty is freedom, and obedience is availability. That’s what Christ was like: he loved, he was free and obedient” - emphasizes Bishop Jacek Kiciński, chairman of the Commission for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Associations of Apostolic Life of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Archbishop Gądecki asked the Episcopates of the world to support the initiative of proclaiming St. John Paul II a Doctor of the Church and a Co-Patron of Europe
Twenty seven years of Pope John Paul II’s pontificate has had crucial significance for the Church and the world, in the context of his teaching, as well as in the context of the social impact – Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and Vice-President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), wrote in a letter addressed to the presidents of the Episcopates of the world asking for support for the initiative of proclaiming St. John Paul II a doctor of the Church. Furthermore, Archbishop Gądecki asked the Presidents of the Episcopates of Europe to support the initiative to proclaim the Polish Pope a co-patron of Europe.
Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: In 100 days we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of John Paul II’s birth
In 100 days we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of John Paul II’s birth. Let us bear witness to our attachment to the Polish Pope and faithfulness to his teaching. Let us also take part in the National Pilgrimage to Rome for the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Paul II – stressed Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik, the spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference.
President of the Polish Episcopate thanks Pope Francis for his exhortation for the Amazon region
I thank Your Holiness for this necessary, important and sensitive voice, which becomes a loud cry of the Church “for the rights of the poor, the original peoples and the least of our brothers and sisters, where their voices can be heard and their dignity advanced” – emphasized the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, in a letter to Pope Francis.
