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7-9 July: Church commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the tragic events in Volhynia
Church commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the tragic events in Volhynia will be held on 7-9 July in Poland and Ukraine. Representatives from the Catholic Church in Poland, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine will be in attendance. A statement on forgiveness and reconciliation will be signed jointly during the ceremony.
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.
Poland: Conference on “The Church of St. John Paul II - The Independence of the Spirit”
A reflection on the vision of the Church built by Saint John Paul II, a Church faithful to orthodoxy and, at the same time, open and responsive to the signs of the times and engaged in dialogue with the contemporary world—this was the aim of the Friday conference in Warsaw on “The Church of St. John Paul II - The Independence of the Spirit.”
The Presidium of the Polish Episcopate requests an examination of the legal status of the decree of the Minister of Education of 26 July 2024
The Presidium of the Polish Bishops' Conference forwarded a petition to the First President of the Supreme Court requesting a motion to the Constitutional Tribunal to examine the compliance of the manner of issuing the decree of the Minister of Education of 26 July 2024, amending the decree on the conditions and manner of organising religious education in public kindergartens and schools, with Article 12(2) of the Act of 7 September 1991 on the educational system.
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.
Cardinal Dominik Duka appointed papal envoy for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk
Cardinal Dominik Jaroslav Duka OP, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Prague, has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as special envoy for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk. The celebrations will take place at Oliwa Cathedral in Gdańsk on 14 October this year, with the participation of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
