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President of the Bishops’ Conference: We thank God and Our Lady of Fatima for having saved the life of John Paul II
“We thank the Lord God and Our Lady of Fatima for having saved the life of the Polish Pope and, hence, for his long pontificate, which has strongly marked the history of the universal Church and the world,” said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the assassination attempt on the life of the Holy Father John Paul II, which fell on May 13th this year.
Franciszek przybył do Portugalii
O godz. 16.11 (17.11 czasu polskiego) samolot włoskich linii lotniczych AZ321 "Piazza della Signoria di Gubbio" z papieżem na pokładzie wylądował na lotnisku bazy lotniczej Monte Real, położonej około 40 km od Fatimy. W dniach 12-13 maja Franciszek będzie przewodniczył w fatimskim sanktuarium obchodom setnej rocznicy objawień Matki Bożej trojgu pastuszkom w tej portugalskiej miejscowości. Dwoje z nich - bł. Franciszka i bł. Hiacyntę Marto - Ojciec Święty ogłosi 13 maja świętymi.
Spokesman of the Polish Bishop’s Conference of 2017: anniversaries of Marian apparitions, the “Rosary to the Borders” and a decree concerning Primate Wyszynski
Anniversaries of the apparitions in Fatima and Gietrzwald, preparations for the synod of bishops about youth, celebrations of the 600th anniversary of the primacy in Poland, “Rosary to the Borders”, assistance to the victims of storms and war in the Middle East and announcement of the decree recognising the heroic virtues of Primate Stefan Wyszynski are the most important events of 2017, emphasized the spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Pawel Rytel-Andrianik.
Pope’s Day: Several thousand young people granted with scholarships
On the 102nd anniversary of the last Fatima apparition, the 19th Pope’s Day was celebrated in Poland under the motto “Rise! Let Us Be On Our Way”, organized by the “Work of the New Millennium” Foundation, which collects funds for scholarships for talented and unprivileged youth from small towns. During the nineteen years of its activity, the Foundation has taken care of several thousand young people from all over Poland in accordance with Pope Wojtyła’s call to “a new imagination of mercy”.
Abp Fisichella: sanktuaria owocnymi miejscami nowej ewangelizacji
Papieska wizyta w Fatimie była pielgrzymką pokoju i nadziei ukazującą, że sanktuaria są owocnymi miejscami nowej ewangelizacji. Wskazuje na to abp Rino Fisichella kierujący Papieską Radą ds. Krzewienia Nowej Ewangelizacji, której trosce podlegają sanktuaria na całym świecie. Towarzyszył on Franciszkowi w jego maryjnej pielgrzymce do Fatimy.
Le Poste Vaticane e le Poste Polacche e hanno emesso un francobollo in occasione del centenario della nascita di Giovanni Paolo II e della sua elezione a Papa
Venerdì 16 ottobre c.a., in occasione del 42° anniversario dell'elezione di Giovanni Paolo II, le Poste Polacche in collaborazione con le Poste Vaticane hanno messo in circolazione un francobollo con l'immagine del Papa polacco. In questo modo festeggiano anche il centenario della sua nascita, che cade quest'anno - informa l'Ufficio Stampa delle Poste Polacche.
L'autrice del disegno, Agnieszka Sobczyńska, ha presentato il francobollo con l'immagine di San Giovanni Paolo II con l'aureola e sullo sfondo, come di un elemento decorativo, un frammento di un ricamo di suor Lucia dos Santos (la suora portoghese, testimone delle apparizioni mariane a Fatima nel 1917). Nell'angolo inferiore sinistro del francobollo si trova la scritta 100, posta all'interno dello stemma papale, con le due chiavi. Il francobollo è disponibile in tre versioni grafiche e presenta a sua volta: Karol Wojtyła con la Mamma; Il Cardinale Stefan Wyszyński, Primate di Polonia con il Cardinale Karol Wojtyła e, l'ultimo, Papa Giovanni Paolo II
The Vatican and Polish Postal Services Issue a Stamp Commemorating the Centennial of John Paul II’s Birth and His Election as Pope
On Friday, October 16th of this year, the day of the 42nd anniversary of John Paul II’s election, Poczta Polska has issued, in cooperation with the Poste Vaticane, a stamp with the image of the Polish Pope. The centennial of his birth, which falls this year, is also celebrated in this way, the Press Office of Poczta Polska stated.
The project’s designer, Agnieszka Sobczyńska, presented the picture of Saint John Paul II with a halo on the stamp, over the background of a decorative element—a fragment of embroidery done by Sister Lucia dos Santos (a Portuguese nun, a witness of Mary’s apparitions in Fatima in 1917). The stamp’s tag bears, in its lower-left corner, the number 100 composed with the two keys of the papal coat of arms. Three graphic versions of the stamp are available: one shows Karol Wojtyła with his mother; another Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the Primate of Poland, and Cardinal Karol Wojtyła; and the third, Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, says the Press Office of the Polish Post
