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Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: 2018 will be dedicated to the youth, homeland and families
The synod of bishops dedicated to the youth, celebration of the 100th anniversary of Poland’s independence, further development of the pastoral care of families and prayer for the prompt beatification of cardinal Stefan Wyszynski - these are the main challenges of the Church in Poland in the beginning of 2018, emphasizes the spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Fr. Pawel Rytel-Andrianik.
The Church in Poland participated in the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of regained independence
The Church in Poland took part in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of independence with a Solemn Mass was celebrated in the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw that brought together bishops and representatives of the highest state authorities, while ecumenical services and many patriotic events and prayers for the homeland were held in Polish parishes in the country and abroad as. A Message was addressed to the Polish nation by Pope Francis. On November 11th, at noon, the bells of many churches resonated.
The Week in Summary (November 10-16)
The celebration of the 101st anniversary of Poland regaining independence was the most important event of this week. During the Eucharist in the Temple of Divine Providence, the Candle of Independence was lit, which was offered to Warsaw by Pius IX in 1867 when Poland was under the partitions. He wished that it would be lit only when Poland was free.
Celebrations in Poznan of the 1050th anniversary of the first bishopric in Poland
The jubilee celebrations were held on 22-24 June under the motto “Poznan. Christ and us”. They were presided over by the papal legate Cardinal Dominik Duka, Archbishop of Prague and Primate of the Czech Republic. The culminating moment of the three-day celebrations was the Eucharist, on June 23, on the square in front of the Poznan Cathedral, during which the message of Pope Francis was read. Several dozen bishops participated in it, including Apostolic Nuncio to Poland Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski and Archbishop Wojciech Polak.
The Week in Summary (September 29 - October 5)
150 provincial and general superiors representing active female religious institutes met in Warsaw at the 140th Plenary Assembly of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious in Poland. This year’s assembly focused on the matters concerning formation. There are 17,553 Polish active nuns who serve in such areas of ecclesiastical and social life in Poland and abroad as educational work, various forms of youth assistance, catechization and other forms of evangelization, as well as spiritual and material help.
Bishop Markowski on the 80th anniversary of the transport of Jews to Treblinka: Never again hatred, killing, hostility and contempt
Never again hatred, killing, hostility and contempt for others. The path of peace, brotherhood and solidarity is possible. Every day each of us makes choices that affect our neighbors and our surroundings. Let us choose the good so that we may live in peace," Bishop Rafal Markowski, the Chairman of the Committee for Dialogue with Judaism of the Polish Bishops' Conference, wrote in his communiqué on the 80th anniversary of the first transport of Jews to the German Nazi Death Camp in Treblinka.
Bishops of Europe on Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation anniversary: No to anti-Semitism and political manipulation of the truth
The 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, in the spirit of Pope Francis’ words, obliges us to expressly fight against all acts that trample on human dignity: racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism. We cannot allow the truth to be ignored or manipulated for immediate political needs – we read in the Statement issued by the Presidency of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) and the President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) on behalf of the bishops of Europe.
