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Institute for Catholic Church Statistics: More people at Sunday Masses and receiving Holy Communion
In 2017, the rate of Catholics participating in Sunday Eucharist increased by 1.6% in comparison to 2016. The rate of Catholics receiving Holy Communion increased by 1%. This means that approximately half a million more Catholics regularly participated in Holy Masses and around 300,000 more people received Holy Communion - according to the latest research of the Institute for Catholic Church Statistics presented on January 8.
Bishops of Europe on Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation anniversary: No to anti-Semitism and political manipulation of the truth
The 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, in the spirit of Pope Francis’ words, obliges us to expressly fight against all acts that trample on human dignity: racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism. We cannot allow the truth to be ignored or manipulated for immediate political needs – we read in the Statement issued by the Presidency of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) and the President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) on behalf of the bishops of Europe.
Papieska Akademia Życia: Pandemia a powszechne braterstwo
O tym, że sytuacja epidemii może stać się szansą, aby po jej zakończeniu podstawą kultury na całym świecie stał się duch humanizmu, pisze Papieska Akademia Życia w dokumencie pt. „Pandemia a powszechne braterstwo. Uwagi na temat kryzysu wywołanego Covid-19ˮ. „Pogłębienie naszego spojrzenia i większa odpowiedzialność za namysł nad sensem i wartościami człowieczeństwa, jest zadaniem tak samo pilnym jak badania nad lekiem i szczepionkąˮ - czytamy w opublikowanej 30 marca refleksji.
