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Spokesman for the Polish Bishops’ Conference: This was the year of three important beatifications
The year 2021 was the year of three important beatifications in the Church in Poland - Cardinal Wyszyński, Mother Czacka and Father Macha. They strongly marked pastoral initiatives and strengthened the community of believers, said the spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ in his summary of the passing year.
US expert: Religion powerful moral advocate on refugee crisis, climate
(Vatican Radio) What can interreligious dialogue contribute to combating climate change? A lot according to the U.S. State Department’s Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs, Shaun Casey. In Part II of a wide ranging interview with Vatican Radio’s Tracey McClure, Casey recounted his involvement in the 30 November - 12 December 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, and how his office was intrigued to see the participation of so many religious groups.
“The poor you will always have with you” - The Holy Father’s Message for the 5th World Day of the Poor
“It is my hope that the celebration of the World Day of the Poor, now in its fifth year, will grow in our local Churches and inspire a movement of evangelization that meets the poor personally wherever they may be. We cannot wait for the poor to knock on our door; we need urgently to reach them in their homes, in hospitals and nursing homes, on the streets and in the dark corners,” writes the Holy Father Francis in his message for the World Day of the Poor, announced today (June 14, 2021).
The President of the Polish Bishops' Conference during the Jasna Góra Appeal: The heart of the synodal Church can only be a personal relationship with God
The heart of the synodal Church can only be a personal relationship with God. Only when we have a personal experience of God, the Father, can we be brothers and sisters in Christ for one another, going out to the world with the Gospel and showing the richness of faith - said Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, in a reflection during the Jasna Góra Appeal, on the eve of the solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Poland.
The President of the Polish Episcopate: There must be no compromise in the discussion on human life
"Talking about the so-called legal compromise on the protection of life is a falsification of reality, since by doing so, the most important 'third party' in the dispute, namely unborn children and their inalienable right to life are left out" - wrote the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, in his statement in the context of the European Parliament resolution on abortion in Poland.
Activities of the Church in Poland in terms of prevention and protection of children and youth 2005-2019
Since 2005, the Catholic Church has been particularly involved in efforts to protect children and young people against sexual abuse by clerics. At the initiative of the Church, the Child Protection Center was established, about 3,000 priests were trained in prevention, and in each diocese there is a delegate dealing with the protection of children and youth.
