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More than 100,000 volunteers from Polish dioceses help those in need
Touchless food parcels, warm meals for seniors and people in quarantine, food collections, hospital equipment, virtual workshops and homework for children as well as spiritual and psychological support – these are just some of the charitable initiatives carried out by the Church during the coronavirus epidemic. More than 100,000 volunteers from all 44 Polish dioceses are involved – said the spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik.
Poland: virtual processions of #palms
“Virtual procession of palms” is a campaign proposed to the faithful in Poland. The epidemic makes it impossible to participate in the celebrations of Palm Sunday in churches, however, the Church in Poland encourages people not to give up making Easter palms. One can follow the Holy Mass broadcast with their own #palms and then take a photo and post it in the social media with the #palms hashtag.
Archbishop Gądecki for the 75th anniversary of Dachau concentration camp liberation: It is a day of memory and prayer for peace and reconciliation
Let us remember in our prayers of those who have experienced suffering. May it be an expression of our memory, honour and solidarity towards the martyrs and a prayer to God for peace and reconciliation for all - said the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, which is celebrated in Poland as the Day of Martyrdom of the Polish Clergy during World War II.
Benedict XVI: John Paul II is not a moral rigorist, he showed forth the Mercy of God
It is finally, beyond this objective historical significance, indispensable for everyone to know that in the end God’s mercy is stronger than our weakness. Moreover, at this point, the inner unity of the message of John Paul II and the basic intentions of Pope Francis can also be found: John Paul II is not the moral rigorist as some have partially portrayed him. With the centrality of divine mercy, he gives us the opportunity to accept moral requirement for man, even if we can never fully meet it - highlighted Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in his letter do card. Stanisław Dziwisz for the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II.
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.
Le Président de l’épiscopat : L’église de Pologne a besoin de communiquer constante avec les pays étrangers
« Après la fin de son mandat de cinq ans comme Porte-parole de la Conférence des évêques de Pologne, soit à partir du 1er juillet de cette année, le P. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik deviendra le Directeur de communication étrangère, car l’Église en Pologne a besoin d’une communication internationale constante et moderne », a déclaré Mgr Stanisław Gądecki, Président de la Conférence épiscopale polonaise.
