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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.
Paradyż: Meeting of the Contact Group of the Polish and German Episcopates has just ended
Marriage and family, migrations, World Youth Day in Panama were the themes of the meeting of the Contact Group of the Polish and German Episcopates, which took place on May 14-16. This year, members of the Group met in Paradyż at the invitation of Bishop Tadeusz Lityński, Ordinary of Zielona Góra-Gorzów.
The Episcopate’s President Entrusted the Nation and the Church in Poland to St. Joseph
In front of the miraculous image of St. Joseph in the National Sanctuary of St. Joseph in Kalisz the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki, made the Act of Entrustment of the Nation and the Church in Poland to St. Joseph. The Act is an expression of faith in the protection of St. Joseph, a request for his help, and a commitment to live in accordance with the will of God.
Participants of the National Pilgrimage of the Spiritual Adoption of a Conceived Child have met at Jasna Góra
Under the motto “Covered with Mary’s mantle”, on the first Saturday of the month, September 7, the 3rd National Pilgrimage of the Spiritual Adoption of a Conceived Child to Jasna Góra took place. St. Pope John Paul II gave his blessing to this initiative. It is also supported by Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Poland: 32.000 consecrated people serve God and neighbor
“Consecrated persons in today’s world are promoters of love” – said bishop Jacek Kiciński,CMF, on January 31, during the press conference at the seat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference before the XXII World Day of Consecrated Life, celebrated on February 2. In Poland there are 18,000 nuns, almost 12,000 monks, 1281 contemplative nuns and over 1000 consecrated virgins, widows and widowers.
August 15: the 100th anniversary of the “Miracle on the Vistula”
In Poland, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is connected with the “Miracle on the Vistula”, the victorious moment of the Battle of Warsaw. This year marks the 100th anniversary of this battle, which is considered by international historians as the 18th decisive battle in world history.
The Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: Lent is a time of openness to God and others
Lent is a favourable time to draw near to God, to draw from Him strength and courage for the journey ahead. It is also a time to be more open to others, especially the sick, those in need, and those ailing in body and soul – said the Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ, on Ash Wednesday, which begins the liturgical period of Lent.
