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Position of the Permanent Council of the Polish Bishops' Conference on the legal protection of human life
In view of the growing pressure in the public space and the actions of the government to change the legal protection of human life towards the legalization of the killing of children in their mothers’ wombs, we want to recall the unequivocal and unchanging position of the Church on this issue - wrote the Members of the Permanent Council of the Polish Bishops' Conference.
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.
Pakistan: 13 osób zginęło w zamachu w Lahaurze
13 osób zmarło, a 85 zostało rannych wskutek wybuchu bomby w Lahaurze, stolicy pakistańskiego Pendżabu. Zamachowiec-samobójca wybrał demonstrację aptekarzy 13 lutego jako moment ataku, który zorganizowali miejscowi talibowie z grupy Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, odpowiedzialnej również za zabicie 70 osób w niedzielę wielkanocną w 2016 r.
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.
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.
Communiqué After the Council of Diocesan Bishops
The beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Rosa Czacka, the Ad Limina visit of the Polish Bishops, the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, and the situation of migrants and refugees – these are the most important issues raised in the communiqué of the session of the Diocesan Bishops’ Council held at Jasna Góra on August 25th.
Primate of Poland: The Church needs holy priests
The attitude of the Polish clergy during World War II, their faithfulness and steadfastness in times of persecution up to the literal sacrifice of their priestly lives, to martyrdom, undoubtedly grew out of a spirit of courageous and self-sacrificing service to God and brothers," said Polish Primate Archbishop Wojciech Polak, who presided at Mass at the National Shrine of St Joseph in Kalisz as part of the celebrations of the Day of the Martyrdom of the Polish Clergy.
