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Poland: Statement following acts of violence in front of churches
Following the ruling of October 22, in which the Constitutional Court declared that eugenic (selective) abortion is not compatible with the Polish Constitution, yesterday, Sunday, October 25, 2020,acts of violence took place in Poland in front of churches. The President of the Polish Episcopate expresses his concern.
The Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
The pastoral care of married couples and families and help to victims of war in the Middle East were the main topics addressed at the 375th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. Furthermore, the Bishops urge all parties involved in political and social life to show mutual respect and to work toward reconciliation, unity, and peace. They ask all the Poles to pray for their homeland.
Polish bishops on the Synod and current issues of the Church in Poland (communiqué following the debates)
The first Roman session of the Synod on synodality, a new pastoral program for the Church in Poland, protection of children and young people, as well as the conflict in the Holy Land were the main topics addressed at the 396th Plenary Session of the Polish Bishop’s Conference, held on 20-21 November 2023 in the Jasna Góra Shrine.
17 January: The 26th Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church in Poland
The 26th Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church in Poland will be held on January 17, 2023 under the motto: “The coming of the Lord: you are leaving today” (Ex 13:4). The central celebrations take place in the city of Siedlce. The guest of honour of the cultural and religious celebrations will be the Israeli Rabbi Boaz Pash.
Poland: 76th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. Over 200,000 children killed
January 27 is the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. The 76th anniversary theme, celebrated for the first time online, addresses the martyrdom of over 200,000 children and the fate of those few who have survived. Since 2005, International Holocaust Victims Day has been established on this date.
