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Archbishop Zimowski Has Gone to the Father's House
On Tuesday, 12 July, shortly before midnight, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, President of the Pontifical Council for the Sick and the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers (Vatican Minister of Health) and Senior Bishop of the Diocese of Radom, died. He was a close the associate of the three popes. The motto of his episcopal life was: "I have not come to be served but to serve."
Three years of war in Ukraine: the Catholic Church's assistance to the affected and refugees
The various types of assistance provided for three years to Ukrainians suffering as a result of the war was the subject of a press conference held on 13 February at the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops' Conference in Warsaw. Representatives of Caritas Poland, Caritas-SPES Ukraine, the Office of the Team for Aid to the Church in the East, the Order of Malta and the Knights of Columbus participated in the conference.
Polish Bishops at the opening of Jubilee 2025: A time of grace, hope and reconciliation
It is a time of special grace, mercy, indulgences, and opportunities for reconciliation with God and people – Polish bishops said about the Jubilee Year 2025 during the celebrations inaugurating it in Polish dioceses. They also encouraged people to become signs of hope. Opening Masses for the Jubilee were celebrated in all cathedrals and co-cathedrals on 29 December 2024.
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.
Gifts for the Holy Father from Young Poles
T-shirts of the Olympic athletes, this year’s Lednica package, and the positio for the beatification of Fr. Franciszek Blachnicki were presented to the Holy Father Francis as gifts from the young Poles. Yesterday afternoon, they were delivered to the Synod of Bishops in Rome by the Polish delegation.
Conference on the Protection of Minors in the Churches of Central and Eastern Europe – Summary
The effective protection of minors requires the cooperation of all who form the Church –emphasized during the international conference “Our Common Mission of Safeguarding God's Children,” which concluded today in Warsaw. During the four-day meeting, Church delegates from 20 Central and Eastern European countries listened to lectures and discussed in groups the spiritual, theological, legal, and pastoral aspects of the crisis of sexual abuse of minors by priests.
Archbishop Gądecki: Martial law is a great deal of lawlessness and harm
The scale of lies - supporting the thesis about a lesser evil - that arose around martial law was enormous, and many Poles still do not notice the extent of lawlessness and harm - said the President of the Polish Bishop’s Conference on the 40th anniversary of the introduction of martial law. Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki presided over Holy Mass at the church of Poznań's Dominicans, where people prayed for the homeland during the time of martial law.
Archbishop Gądecki on the relation regarding Part 3 of the Instrumentum Laboris
Today, the morning session was devoted to working in groups on the adoption of the relation regarding Part 3 of the Instrumentum Laboris. The discussion focused on the meaning of the message of faith and how the action of God is expressed. The topic of the difficulties that young people meet with on their path was also addressed.
The Primate of Poland: The culture of meeting and dialogue is the foundation of peace
The culture of meeting and dialogue is the foundation of peace in the homeland and in the world, said the Primate of Poland, Archbishop Wojciech Polak, during the annual meeting of the Presidential Couple with representatives of Churches and religious associations. This took place on 18th January in Warsaw.
