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Archbishop Gadecki at the Synod: Post-modernist totalitarianism is killing the soul of the young
The post-modernist totalitarianism that is killing the soul but not the body of the young was the focused of Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki during afternoon session of October 9th, of the Synod of Bishops on youth now being held in the Vatican. According to the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, this totalitarianism is also an obstacle for young people themselves in making a vocational choice.
3rd Congress “Europa Christi”: John Paul II as the Patron Saint of Europe
The participants of the 3rd International Congress “Europa Christi” resembled the Christian roots of Europe and the need to return to the idea of the founding fathers of the European Union on February 14 at Jasna Góra. The theme of the meeting focused on the figures of Saints Cyril and Methodius on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of the death of St. Cyril, co-patron of Europe, the apostle of the Slavs.
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 (September 15-21)
Welcome to the new episode of the life of the Catholic Church in Poland. Here are the most important things. The ending week was lived in the Church in Poland as the 9th Week of Education under the motto: “Teacher, where are you staying?”. It was marked by many educational and social events and conferences. The bishops issued a pastoral letter on this occasion where they wrote that the place of shaping bond is in the family.
Bishops in a letter for the centenary of John Paul II’s birth: Today he would tell us – “Do not be afraid”
In this difficult time for us all - when we struggle with the coronavirus pandemic and question the future of our families and society - it is worth asking what he would he say to us today? What message would speak to us his countrymen in May 2020? First come to our minds these words which he spoke to us in the homily inaugurating his pontificate. “Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ” - emphasizes the Praesidium of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in a letter on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Paul II.
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.
COMECE: European Union legislation does not provide for the right to abortion
Neither European Union legislation nor the European Convention on Human Rights provide for the right to abortion, reads a letter from the Standing Committee of the European Community Bishops' Committees (COMECE) to the President of the European Parliament, David Maria Sassoli, on the resolution of the European Parliament of November 26, 2020.
Bishops on the 1,700th anniversary of work-free Sunday: we encourage all to respect this tradition
We invite everyone to build a culture of work-free Sunday. Let it be a day of rest, strengthening and revival of weakened family and social bonds. Let it be an opportunity for emotional calm, as well as for building a family, religious and national community - wrote the president of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki and the president of the Pastoral Commission of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Wiktor Skworc in an appeal to respect Sunday as a day off from work.
