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Archbishop Gądecki will ask the Presidents of European Bishops’ Conferences to support the proclamation of St. John Paul II Patron of Europe and Doctor of the Church
“I asked for permission to send an invitation to the Presidents of Bishops’ Conferences of all of Europe to support the initiative that I had addressed to Pope Francis to proclaim St. John Paul II Patron of Europe and Doctor of the Church. I have received such permission” – said Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and Vice-President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) during the meeting of the Presidency of the CCEE on December 1-3 in Bratislava.
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.
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference: We must ingrain in CCEE and in Europe the synodal style
We must learn to be missionary and to ingrain in CCEE and in Europe the synodal style, not one against the other, but one with the other – said the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, who took part in the Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE). The meeting was held November 27-30, 2023, in Valletta, Malta, at the invitation of Archbishop Charles Scicluna, Metropolitan of Malta.
Conference on the Protection of Minors in the Churches of Central and Eastern Europe – Day 1 (19.09.2021)
In his video message, Pope Francis encouraged the participants of the conference on the protection of minors in the Church of Central and Eastern Europe, which began on Sunday, September 19 in Warsaw, to listen to the cries of persons who experienced sexual abuse. The Holy Father urged that “the good of the victims not be relegated to the background out of an ill-conceived concern for the image of the Church as an institution.”
Conference on the Protection of Minors in the Churches of Central and Eastern Europe – Day 3 (21.09.2021)
The theological consequences of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy were discussed on the third day of the international conference “Our Common Mission of Safeguarding God's Children” in Warsaw. Its participants also shared experiences about the practice of protecting minors in various countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
