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Christmas wishes addressed by Bishop Wiesław Lechowicz to the Polish community abroad
Let no worries obscure the main one, so that we may always be on the way to Jesus! Become God's children, that is, people who unconditionally trust God! Celebrating Christmas means welcoming the Baby Jesus with your heart and trusting him completely. I wish you such celebration, and I pray for it! - wrote Bishop Wiesław Lechowicz, Delegate of the Polish Bishops' Conference for the Polish Emigration, in his Christmas greeting to the Polish Community abroad. The Bishop also asked for prayers for the Homeland and the Church in Poland.
“Seeing in the faith a sign of hope” - Interview with Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, Metropolitan of Białystok, member of the Commission for the Missions of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
“Seeing in the faith a sign of hope” - Interview with Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, Metropolitan of Białystok, in the 90s an employee of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith, undersecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples until 2017, and now a member of the Commission for the Missions of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Archbishop Gądecki: This evening we are praying for all Italians
In this difficult moment, I would like to assure the faithful and the shepherds of the Church in Italy of the spiritual closeness, solidarity and prayer of the Church in Poland - emphasized the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki in his letter to the Italians. At the same time, he asked Polish faithful to join in the prayer this evening to an end of the coronavirus epidemic in this most affected country.
Letter for Holy Family Sunday: The family as a path to holiness
For the vast majority of Christians, living bound by the sacrament of marriage and with a family is the way on which they fulfil their call to holiness and participate in the life and mission of the Church – we read in the Letter of the Council for Family of the Polish Bishops’ Conference for Holy Family Sunday, which this year falls on 26th December.
President of the Episcopate: Let us commend to God's Heart the affairs of our homeland and our families
As we attend June devotions, let us commend to God's Heart the affairs of our homeland, our families, and the personal intentions of each of us," said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki on the threshold of June, the month dedicated to the honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: Lent is a time of openness to God and others
Lent is a favourable time to draw near to God, to draw from Him strength and courage for the journey ahead. It is also a time to be more open to others, especially the sick, those in need, and those ailing in body and soul – said the Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ, on Ash Wednesday, which begins the liturgical period of Lent.
Secretary General of the Polish Episcopate: Today too ourbrothers and sisters are persecuted for their faith
These days of solidarity also aim to - in addition to the help provided to specific Churches - bring us closer to the truth about the Church of Jesus Christ and our faithful brothers and sisters who today experience persecution, suffering or marginalization in their lives for being Christ’s disciples - said bishop Artur G. Miziński, secretary general of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, during a press conference before the 11th Day of Solidarity with the Persecuted Church, organized by the Polish section of the Aid to the Church in Need and with the support of the Polish Episcopate. This year’s Day of Solidarity will take place on November 10.
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.
