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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.
Communiqué after the meeting of the Subcommittee for Religion in Schools
On 7 November this year, in the building of the Ministry of National Education, the Sub-Commission for Religion in Schools, appointed by the Joint Commission of Representatives of the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Bishops' Conference, met. After the meeting, a joint communiqué was issued.
Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: In 100 days we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of John Paul II’s birth
In 100 days we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of John Paul II’s birth. Let us bear witness to our attachment to the Polish Pope and faithfulness to his teaching. Let us also take part in the National Pilgrimage to Rome for the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Paul II – stressed Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik, the spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference.
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference: May the newborn Saviour illuminate the darkness of everyday life and open our hearts to His quiet but powerful presence
May the newborn Saviour illuminate the darkness of everyday life and open our hearts to His quiet but powerful presence. May our homes be filled with His love, our relationships with kindness, and our hearts with gratitude – said the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda SAC in his Christmas greetings.
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.
The Council for Pastoral Care for Poles Abroad in Europe met in Vilnius
The plenary meeting of the Council for Pastoral Care for Poles Abroad of Europe was held on 22-24 September 2023 at Domus Maria near the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Council brings together several dozen people - clergy, religious sisters, and laity, representing Polish-speaking pastoral care in European countries. Its chairman is the Conference of Polish Bishops’ Delegate for the Pastoral Care of Polish Emigrants, Bishop Piotr Turzyński. The meeting concerned issues related to catechesis.
The President of the Episcopate: The parish must be a home for the young
Everything must be done to make the Church our home,to make the parish our home, and so that the young can feel at home in the Church, said Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, summing up the Synod of Bishops on Young People that ended today (October 28th). According to the Archbishop, the most important thing is the Synod's approach to youth ministry in the vocational key.
Appeal of the Episcopate’ President Regarding Refugees from Ukraine
Continuing our prayer for peace, I appeal to my countrymen to keep their hearts open and to welcome heart refugees from Ukraine who in Poland would like to find shelter from the war - wrote the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki, in his Appeal concerning refugees from Ukraine.
The President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference: I call upon all people of good will not to destroy the legacy of John Paul II
I call upon all people of good will not to destroy the common good, of which the legacy of John Paul II is no doubt a part. Poles should remember the blessing offered to us by Providence through this Pope - wrote the Presidente of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, in a statement following publications concerning the Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Karol Wojtyła.
