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Communiqué from the 400th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference
The formation of presbyters, the media coverage in the proclamation of the Gospel, the organisation of religious education in school, the project of the Commission of independent experts to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church in Poland – these were the main topics of the 400th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference, held on 12-14 March in Warsaw.
Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk: Reconciliation between our nations is a process of healing wounds
Reconciliation between our nations is a process of healing the wounds that both Poles and Ukrainians carry in their souls and consciences to this day - said Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in an address during the Service of “Forgiveness and Reconciliation” in the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Warsaw.
Letter from the Polish Bishops' Conference on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of John Paul II’s visit to the Great Synagogue in Rome
On April 13 of this year, we mark the fortieth anniversary of the day when the Bishop of Rome, the Successor of Saint Peter, crossed the threshold of a Jewish house of prayer for the first time since apostolic times – remind Polish bishops in a Letter from the Polish Bishops' Conference on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of John Paul II’s visit to the Great Synagogue in Rome.
#Zaduszki (All Souls) in Social Media – a New Initiative
“The memory of those have departed can be extended through an internet initiative. Using the hashtag #Zaduszki, twitter users can share photos of the graves and necropolises of the dead [as traditionally lit with candles] at this time of year. This is a new way of reminding our Social Media friends about the need to pray for the souls of the dead, hence the name of the action ‘#Zaduszki’” said spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference Father Paweł Rytel-Andrianik.
Archbishop Henryk Hoser: We should not be worried about Medjugorje!
“If Marian devotion has flourished in Medjugorje, if such multitudes arrive there, it is therefore a place where veneration will continue, since Our Lady can be venerated everywhere, especially in those locations where this veneration is so fruitful, as we hear it has been from so many testimonies.”
