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Polish Bishops: the need for service to marriage and the family as well as people in non-sacramental relationships
The Polish Bishops’ Conference on 379th Plenary Meeting, on June 8, adopted the „Pastoral Guidelines for the Exhortation Amoris Laetitia”. Bishops emphasize the need to serve the engaged, spouses and families as well as people living in irregular relationships according to the pastoral criteria proposed by Pope Francis: acceptance, accompaniment, discernment and integration. The document does not address the issue of holy communion for people living in non-sacramental relationships.
President of the Polish Episcopate: The family deserves a year-round celebration
The family deserves a year-round celebration and should be at the center of commitment and attention of every pastoral and ecclesial reality - said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki on the occasion of the Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia", which will be inaugurated by Pope Francis on March 19.
Committee for Catholic Education of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Supports Introduction of the Compulsory Choice Between Ethics and Religion Classes
“In the context of the widely discussed issue of the introduction of compulsory choice between ethics and religion classes, the Commission expressed its support of this initiative,” says the statement of the Commission for Catholic Education of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, which met on June 8th of this year in Wałbrzych.
Archbishop Górzyński, Bishop Oder and Bishop Grzybowski – delegates of the Polish Bishops' Conference to the October's Synod Assembly in Rome
Archbishop Józef Górzyński, Metropolitan of Warmia, Bishop Sławomir Oder, Bishop of Gliwice, and Bishop Jacek Grzybowski, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Warsaw-Praga were appointed as delegates of the Polish Bishops' Conference to the October's Synod Assembly in Rome. In addition, Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, Metropolitan of Łódź, will participate in the deliberations by papal appointment. Prof. Aleksander Bańka will be one of the lay representatives of Europe and Cardinal Konrad Krajewski will participate in the Synod as Prefect of the Dicastery for Mercy.
Bishop Miziński: Lebanon needs our solidarity today
This Day is a reminder and sensitization to the needs of our brothers and sisters living in the Middle East - said Bishop Artur Miziński, Secretary General of the Polish Bishops' Conference, during a press conference before the 13th Day of Solidarity with the Persecuted Church, which we will celebrate on Sunday 14th November under the motto "Solidarity with Lebanon".
Expert Team of the Polish Bishops Conference on Bioethics: Abortion cannot be legally allowed due to mental disorders in the mother.
Abortion cannot be legally permitted due to the presence of mental disorders in the mother. In such cases, recognized and effective treatment methods should be used,” reads the Position of the Expert Team of the Polish Bishops Conference on Bioethics on the admissibility of abortion based on the premise of mental health.
Bishop Miziński: Aid to needy brothers and sisters is at the heart of the Church's teaching and mission
I encourage all the faithful to participate in this event and to pray constantly for our brothers and sisters who live east of the Polish border - said Bishop Artur G. Miziński, Secretary General of the Polish Bishops' Conference, during a press conference ahead of the Day of Prayer and Material Help to the Church in the East, celebrated on the Second Sunday of Advent. This year, the Day falls on December 10.
