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The Permanent Council of the Polish Episcopate recommends precautions in churches regarding coronavirus
“According to the Code of Canon Law, until March 29, we recommend that diocesan bishops grant dispensation from participating in Sunday Mass to the elderly, the faithful who have symptoms of infection (e.g. coughing, rhinitis, increased body temperature), children and school youth and adults who take direct care of them, as well as those who feel afraid of being infected” – announces the Order issued after Thursday’s meeting of the Permanent Council of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
THE POLISH BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
Konferencja Episkopatu Polski jest stałą instytucją, utworzoną przez Stolicę Apostolską, którą stanowią biskupi kanonicznie związani z terenem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, pozostający w jedności z Biskupem Rzymskim i pod jego autorytetem wypełniający wspólnie pasterskie zadania wśród wiernych swojego terytorium dla pomnażania dobra przez posługę Kościoła, zwłaszcza przez formy apostolatu odpowiednio dostosowane do okoliczności czasu i miejsca, zgodnie z zasadami prawa powszechnego oraz normami Statutu KEP.
"Ad limina Apostolorum" of the Polish Bishops from September to October 2021
From the end of September to the beginning of October this year, the Polish Bishops will go to the Vatican for their visit "ad limina Apostolorum" (lit. to the thresholds of the Apostles). Due to the unstable sanitary situation, the precise dates of the visit are not yet known. They will be determined and announced later.
The Church in Poland will renew the Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Church in Poland will renew the Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is the response of the Polish bishops to the request made to them during the 395th Plenary Assembly in Lidzbark Warmiński by Bishop Vitalii Kryvytskyi SDB of Kiev-Zytomyr.
Cebu gearing up for IEC 2016 grand finale
Cardinal Charles Bo Myanmar is expected to see the largest gathering of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) when he celebrates the concluding open-air Mass on Sunday at the South Road Properties in the central Philippine city of Cebu. More than 1.5 million people are expected for the so-called Statio Orbis Mass, along with more than 15,000 cardinals, bishops, priests, the religious and official delegates from at least 75 nations around the world who attended the Jan 24-31 event. Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara of Pasig, who heads the IEC’s communications committee, hinted they could be surprised by an unexpected closing message by Pope Francis. Anticipating a mammoth of crowd, the SRP area will be opened to the public as early in the morning. At least 200 parking lots for buses ferrying parishioners along a 1.4-kilometer stretch is in place, besides another 100 roadside slots.
Thanksgiving Mass for Pope Francis’ visit to Kenya
Kenyans have been called upon to consistently refer to Pope Francis’ messages that he gave during his visit in November last year for a deeper understanding and in order for them to put his words of wisdom into practice. The Thanksgiving Mass was held recently at the Daughters of St Paul’s chapel in Nairobi.
Cardinal Semeraro: Let Us Imitate the Devotion of Our New Blessed
Do not fail to call upon Blessed Fr. John Macha for your Church so that she may always be united with her bishop in promoting charity, eliminating divisions, and fighting injustice – said Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in his homily at the Mass for the beatification of Fr. John Macha.
