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The 100th anniversary of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and of the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland with the participation of Card. Parolin
The 100th anniversary of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, the 100th anniversary of the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland, the protection of minors in the Church and youth ministry - these are the main themes of the 382nd Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, which will take place from 12 to 14 March in Warsaw with guests from abroad. The papal legate for the jubilee celebrations will be Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See.
Communiqué from the 399th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference
A summary of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, the methodology of the work of the bodies of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, the state of work on preparing the principles of an independent ecclesiastical expert commission to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse in the Church in Poland, and religious education at school – these were the main topics of the 399th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference, held on 18-19 November at Jasna Góra.
Archbishop Górzyński, Bishop Oder and Bishop Grzybowski – delegates of the Polish Bishops' Conference to the October's Synod Assembly in Rome
Archbishop Józef Górzyński, Metropolitan of Warmia, Bishop Sławomir Oder, Bishop of Gliwice, and Bishop Jacek Grzybowski, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Warsaw-Praga were appointed as delegates of the Polish Bishops' Conference to the October's Synod Assembly in Rome. In addition, Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, Metropolitan of Łódź, will participate in the deliberations by papal appointment. Prof. Aleksander Bańka will be one of the lay representatives of Europe and Cardinal Konrad Krajewski will participate in the Synod as Prefect of the Dicastery for Mercy.
The Church facing pandemic: millions of people pray online
TV, radio and online broadcasts of the Holy Mass, prayer of the Rosary at 8.30 p.m. for an end of the pandemic and Internet retreats - these are some of the initiatives taken by the Church in Poland due to the ongoing epidemic emergency in Poland and the reduction of the number of people in churches. All dioceses have been involved in the on-line initiatives - says Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik, the spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Vorsitzender der Polnischen Bischofskonferenz: Möge die christliche Hoffnung die Gemeinschaft der Kirche in Polen und unsere nationale Gemeinschaft beleben
Möge die christliche Hoffnung jeden Tag sowohl die Gemeinschaft der Kirche in Polen als auch unsere nationale Gemeinschaft in der Heimat und im Ausland beleben, trotz der komplexen Situation und der Herausforderungen, denen sich die Kirche an der Weichsel gegenübersieht – sagte der Vorsitzende der Polnischen Bischofskonferenz Erzbischof Tadeusz Wojda SAC in seinen Ostergrüßen.
Presentation of research on the sexual abuse of minors in the Church in the years 1958-2020
In the period from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020, 368 declarations of sexual abuse against minors under and over 15 were received by dioceses and men's orders in Poland. The reports concern the acts committed in the years 1958-2020. 292 priests and religious were accused of sexual crimes against minors during that period. These are the data of the latest report prepared by the Institute of Statistics of the Catholic Church in cooperation with the Office of the Delegate for the Protection of Children and Youth of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. The research was financed by the Saint Joseph Foundation of the Polish Episcopate.
