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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.
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.
Archbishop Galbas: The Office of the President should unite us all
The Office of the President should unite us all, because the president is a symbol of national unity, and also because this is the task entrusted to him; to be the president of all Poles, above any divisions – said Archbishop Adrian Galbas SAC, Metropolitan of Warsaw, in his homily during Holy Mass for the Homeland and the newly sworn-in President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki. The Eucharist was presided over by the Primate of Poland, Archbishop Wojciech Polak, and concelebrated by representatives of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi.
Bishop Czaja: In spite of difficult issues, we must believe in the Church and trust Her
We take it to be our main goal to show to Catholics that in spite of difficult issues, we must believe in the Church and trust Her. We need to believe in the Church because it is a dual reality, Divine and human. We must trust the Church because She is founded on the authority of God Himself - said Bishop Andrzej Czaja, Chairman of the Pastoral Ministry Commission of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. A new Pastoral Program for the year 2022/2023 was presented during a press conference in the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Polish Bishops on the 40th anniversary of the death of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko: Let us ask God for the gift of truth and freedom in our hearts
In the year of the 40th anniversary of the martyrdom of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, let us ask God for the gift of truth and freedom in our hearts, in our homeland and in the world. Let us also ask for the canonisation of the blessed, humble priest from Podlasie, so that his witness may reach the whole world – says the Pastoral Letter of the Polish Bishops’ Conference “Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, the Patron of Contemporary Freedom”.
Expert Team of the Polish Bishops Conference on Bioethics: Abortion cannot be legally allowed due to mental disorders in the mother.
Abortion cannot be legally permitted due to the presence of mental disorders in the mother. In such cases, recognized and effective treatment methods should be used,” reads the Position of the Expert Team of the Polish Bishops Conference on Bioethics on the admissibility of abortion based on the premise of mental health.
The Bishops on Current Issues of the Church in Poland (Post-Assembly Communiqué)
The Beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Rosa Czacka, a document on priestly formation, pastoral care in the Church after the pandemic, the visit “ad limina Apostolorum”: These were the main topics at the 389th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, held on 11 and 12 June in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.
