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The President of the Polish Episcopate: We begin the nine-year Great Novena ahead of the two thousandth anniversary of the Redemption
With Easter we begin a nine-year Great Novena aimed at the spiritual and moral rebirth and preparation of the whole Church in Poland for the Jubilee of the two thousandth anniversary of the Redemption – wrote the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda SAC in a communiqué on the Great Novena before the two thousandth anniversary of the Work of Redemption.
19th Pope’s Day as part of celebrations of the 100th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s birth
The uniqueness of this Pope’s Day lies in the fact that we experience it in the year in which the universal Church and the Church in Poland is celebrating the 100th anniversary of John Paul II’s birth. Therefore, let us make sure that the Pope’s Day is lived with full commitment at the parish level, with the full involvement of cities and villages, with full commitment in the dioceses and in Warsaw itself - said Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, metropolitan of Warsaw and chairman of the Council of the “Work of the New Millennium” Foundation, during a press conference before the 19th Pope’s Day, which we will take place on Sunday, October 13 under the motto: “Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way”.
Polish Bishops thank Pope Francis for the 10 years of ministry for the good of the Catholic Church
We are grateful for the teaching of Your Holiness, which inspires us to live our daily lives according to the high measure of holiness – wrote Polish bishops present at the 394th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in Warsaw in a letter to Pope Francis on the 10th anniversary of his pontificate.
Pope’s Day: Several thousand young people granted with scholarships
On the 102nd anniversary of the last Fatima apparition, the 19th Pope’s Day was celebrated in Poland under the motto “Rise! Let Us Be On Our Way”, organized by the “Work of the New Millennium” Foundation, which collects funds for scholarships for talented and unprivileged youth from small towns. During the nineteen years of its activity, the Foundation has taken care of several thousand young people from all over Poland in accordance with Pope Wojtyła’s call to “a new imagination of mercy”.
Three years of war in Ukraine: the Catholic Church's assistance to the affected and refugees
The various types of assistance provided for three years to Ukrainians suffering as a result of the war was the subject of a press conference held on 13 February at the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops' Conference in Warsaw. Representatives of Caritas Poland, Caritas-SPES Ukraine, the Office of the Team for Aid to the Church in the East, the Order of Malta and the Knights of Columbus participated in the conference.
Communiqué after the meeting of the Subcommittee for Religion in Schools
On 7 November this year, in the building of the Ministry of National Education, the Sub-Commission for Religion in Schools, appointed by the Joint Commission of Representatives of the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Bishops' Conference, met. After the meeting, a joint communiqué was issued.
Archbishop Gądecki: Building unity is one of the most urgent tasks!
The virtual world cannot replace the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, as there are no sacraments on television and on internet – said Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, during a long interview with Marcin Przeciszewski, chairman of the Catholic Information Agency (KAI), entitled: "Building unity in Poland - one of the most urgent tasks!"
In Poland Patients have a Right to Pastoral Care – 11 February, World Day of the Sick
Patients in hospitals, hospices and other health care facilities are entitled to pastoral care. Especially when their health is deteriorating or situations where their life is threatened, hospitals are obliged to allow patients to contact a priest of their religious confession, and the medical institution must cover the costs of this service. This is inscribed in Polish law, among the highest-ranking acts of the country's laws and regulations.
