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Vatican Weekend for February 6, 2016
(Vatican Weekend) Vatican Weekend for February 6, 2016 features interviews looking ahead to the forthcoming Apostolic journey of Pope Francis to Mexico from the 12th to the 17th of February. The first is with Mexican born Dominican Father Alejandro Crosthwaite and the second with a parish priest in El Paso Texas, Monsignor Arturo Bañuelas.The programme ends with a musical meditation focusing on Ash Wednesday with Monsignor Philip Whitmore.
Spokesman of the Bishops’ Conference: The WYD Exceeded All Expectations
The Pope’s directness, the enthusiasm of the young, and good organization made the World Youth Days in the Dioceses and in Krakow exceed all expectations. We could say that this has been one of the most important events in more than 1000-year long history of Poland. For the first time, a meeting was attended by young people from over 180 countries.
Bishop Litynski's invitation to pray for the created world
Bishop Tadeusz Litynski, Chairman of the "Laudato si" Team at the Social Council of the Polish Episcopate, encourages the faithful to unite in prayer with the Holy Father and the whole world during the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, celebrated on September 1, and to take other initiatives to protect the environment. The day will mark the beginning of Time for Creation, lasting until St. Francis Sunday, celebrated in early October.
President of the Polish Episcopate on LGBT+: Respect for individuals cannot lead to the acceptance of an ideology
Respect for specified individuals cannot, however, lead to the acceptance of an ideology that aims to revolutionize social customs and interpersonal relationships. “This revolution of customs and morals - emphasizes Pope Francis - has often waved «the flag of freedom», but it has, in reality, brought spiritual and material devastation to countless human beings, especially the poorest and most vulnerable” (Vatican, 17.11.2014) – writes Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in a statement on LGBT+.
Message for 2016 World Day of the Sick presented in Vatican
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ message for the 2016 World Day of the Sick was officially presented at a press conference in the Holy See’s Press Office on Thursday. The main speaker was Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Workers, who reminded his listeners that the main Eucharistic celebration of this year's Day of the Sick (marked annually on February 11th) will take place at Nazareth in the Holy Land.
Pope address to Pontifical Academy for Life
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said on Thursday that some organisations at the service of human life “are more interested in the economic side than working for the common good. He also warned that human nature nowadays is increasingly reduced to a malleable material that can be molded to any design and said the first thing to safeguard is our own humanity. His comments came in an address to participants at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
The President of the Polish Episcopate: There must be no compromise in the discussion on human life
"Talking about the so-called legal compromise on the protection of life is a falsification of reality, since by doing so, the most important 'third party' in the dispute, namely unborn children and their inalienable right to life are left out" - wrote the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, in his statement in the context of the European Parliament resolution on abortion in Poland.
