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August 1: 75 years ago the Warsaw Uprising broke out
75 years ago, the Warsaw Uprising broke out. For 63 days, the Polish insurgents conducted a heroic and lonely fight with the German army, the aim of which was independent Poland. The Warsaw Uprising was the biggest armed action of the underground in Nazi-occupied Europe. About 18,000 insurgents and 150,000-200,000 civilians died. The insurgents were accompanied by 150 priests, 40 of whom died or were murdered.
Communication of the Polish Episcopate: 30 years of religion lessons at school, return to churches for Mass and protection of minors
Religion lessons at school, the response to the drama of the sexual abuse of minors by some clergy, the position on LGBT+, and the encouragement for believers to return to churches for Mass after the pandemic were the main issues raised at the 386th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, which was held at Jasna Góra from 27 to 29 August.
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference for Vatican Radio: The icon of Jasna Gora has grown into Polish culture
The icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Jasna Góra has grown not only into Poland’s religiosity but also into the nation’s culture and tradition. It is a unifying gathering point - stressed the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, in an interview with Vatican Radio and the Vatican News service. Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Our Lady of Częstochowa.
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference: Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation is a long process
Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation is a long process. It starts with what we call a longing for truth, said Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, during a press conference taking place in the House of the Archbishops of Warsaw after the Service of “Forgiveness and Reconciliation”.
A Service of Polish-Ukrainian “Forgiveness and Reconciliation” at Warsaw Cathedral
A Service of “Forgiveness and Reconciliation” took place at Warsaw Cathedral on Friday, July 7. The event was part of the Church celebrationsof the 80thanniversary of the Volhynia Massacre. The service was attended by representatives of the Catholic Church in Poland, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine. A joint message was signed during the ceremony.
