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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.
In Love And In Truth – the Position of the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Once again we want to express our sincere will to continue the dialogue and the desire for even deeper reconciliation between our Churches. We trust that our Churches will soon be able to proclaim the Polish Pope as the patron of our reconciliation – we read in the Position of the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on the will to continue the dialogue and the desire for deeper reconciliation. The document was signed during the meeting of the Council of Diocesan Bishops, on August 27, 2019, at Jasna Góra.
The Week in Summary (November 3-9)
The week began with the announcement of the second edition of the “Pole with heart” campaign, organized by the Catholic Youth Association. The campaign is taking place this weekend. The action consists in collection of food and SMS campaign for Poles from the East. The action is held under the auspices of Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish Episcopate. He said that thanks to this campaign, apart from material support, young people build relationships with our compatriots in the East.
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.
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference thanks Pope Francis for his words about St. John Paul II
“On behalf of the faithful and shepherds of the Church in Poland, I wish to thank Your Holiness for the loving and sensitive words about St. John Paul II”, wrote President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki in a letter to Pope Francis. He referred to the words spoken by Pope Francis on Sunday, April 16, during the Regina Coeli prayer, “in the context of media allegations” concerning St. John Paul II.
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!"
Synodal National Synthesis: the Synod indicates the need to learn to walk hand in hand to build the community of the Church
The synodal consultations indicated a desire to improve the way the Church functions and not to change doctrine or structure. The need for change concerns not only the institution of the Church. Central to this process is the personal conversion of both laity and clergy, according to the National Synthesis of the Synod on Synodality, presented at a press conference in Jasna Góra on 25 August 2022.
Plenary Assembly of the Polish Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious
Hopes and challenges related to the consecrated life as well as the protection of personal data have been some of the topics of the assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious in Poland. The Plenary Assembly took place on April 9-11 in the Plenary Hall of the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in Warsaw.
