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Poland: It was a year of important jubilees and decisions of the Episcopate
Announcement of the beatification of Cardinal Wyszyński, decisions to increase the protection of children and youth, the 100th anniversary of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and the restoration of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Republic of Poland - these are the most important events that took place in the Church in Poland in 2019.
Paradyż: Meeting of the Contact Group of the Polish and German Episcopates has just ended
Marriage and family, migrations, World Youth Day in Panama were the themes of the meeting of the Contact Group of the Polish and German Episcopates, which took place on May 14-16. This year, members of the Group met in Paradyż at the invitation of Bishop Tadeusz Lityński, Ordinary of Zielona Góra-Gorzów.
Archbishop Hoser: prophetic voice of “Humanae vitae” on the results of contraception
The voice of the “Humanae vitae” encyclical on the results of contraception turned out to be prophetic. Pope Paul VI aptly predicted that its application would open the easy path of marital unfaithfulness and the general fall of manners - said Archbishop Henryk Hoser during the session dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of Paul VI’s “Humanae vitae”, which took place on June 12 at the seat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Communication of the Polish Episcopate: 30 years of religion lessons at school, return to churches for Mass and protection of minors
Religion lessons at school, the response to the drama of the sexual abuse of minors by some clergy, the position on LGBT+, and the encouragement for believers to return to churches for Mass after the pandemic were the main issues raised at the 386th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, which was held at Jasna Góra from 27 to 29 August.
A Service of Polish-Ukrainian “Forgiveness and Reconciliation” at Warsaw Cathedral
A Service of “Forgiveness and Reconciliation” took place at Warsaw Cathedral on Friday, July 7. The event was part of the Church celebrationsof the 80thanniversary of the Volhynia Massacre. The service was attended by representatives of the Catholic Church in Poland, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine. A joint message was signed during the ceremony.
“Seeing in the faith a sign of hope” - Interview with Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, Metropolitan of Białystok, member of the Commission for the Missions of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
“Seeing in the faith a sign of hope” - Interview with Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, Metropolitan of Białystok, in the 90s an employee of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith, undersecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples until 2017, and now a member of the Commission for the Missions of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
A meeting of representatives of the Polish Bishops' Conference with the Diplomatic Corps was held at the Secretariat of the Polish Episcopate in Warsaw
Issues related to the religious education in public schools, the Church Fund, pastoral affairs of the Church in Poland – these were the main topics of the meeting between representatives of the Polish Bishops' Conference and the Diplomatic Corps, which took place on April 8 at the Secretariat of the Polish Episcopate in Warsaw. The theme of the meeting was: “The structure, challenges and relations with civil authorities of the Catholic Church in Poland”.
