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Communiqué from the 401st Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference
Changes in the Religious Education in schools and parish catechesis, as well as the status of work on the appointment of a Commission of independent experts to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors – these were the main topics of the 401st Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference, held from 10 to 12 June 2025 in Katowice.
Position of the Polish Bishops before the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (4-25.10.2015)
The Polish Bishops' Conference expresses its gratitude to the Holy Father Francis for the gift of the Synod of Bishops, whose theme this year will be "The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and Contemporary World." We also thank the millions of Poles - including family communities and movements - who are praying for Pope Francis, the Cardinals, the Bishops and people who will take part in the Synod. We encourage everyone to continue praying for the synod, in which - at the request of the Holy Father - Bishops from Poland will participate with joy and care for the families.
Conference on the Protection of Minors in the Churches of Central and Eastern Europe – Summary
The effective protection of minors requires the cooperation of all who form the Church –emphasized during the international conference “Our Common Mission of Safeguarding God's Children,” which concluded today in Warsaw. During the four-day meeting, Church delegates from 20 Central and Eastern European countries listened to lectures and discussed in groups the spiritual, theological, legal, and pastoral aspects of the crisis of sexual abuse of minors by priests.
Cardinal Semeraro: In the Ulma Family we find the traces of Christ's Way of the Cross
The family of Józef and Wiktoria showed the power of love, much greater than the power of death – said Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, during the Holy Mass celebrated in the Church of St Dorothy in Markowa, on the 80th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Blessed Ulma Family.
100 years ago Karol Wojtyła received the sacrament of baptism
100 years ago, on 20 June 2020, Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, received the sacrament of baptism at the baptismal font in the Chapel of the Holy Family in the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice. “The day of baptism should be celebrated no less than the day of birth” – he said as Pope.
