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Polish Episcopate Committee: the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising calls for prayer for peace
The outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, April 19, 1943, was a cry for life, freedom, identity and place in the world for the Jewish people. The anniversary of this uprising calls for a prayer for peace, especially in Ukraine - stressed Bishop Rafał Markowski, Chairman of the Committee for Dialogue with Judaism of the Polish Bishops' Conference.
President of the Polish Episcopate: One must build on goodwill and seek peace with everyone
We must assume goodwill in everyone. Even if he is wrong, we should build on goodwill and seek peace with everyone – said the President of the Polish Episcopate Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki in an interview he gave to the Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate Fr Leszek Gęsiak SJ, summarising ten years of his presidency of the Polish Bishops' Conference.
May 17, 2020: National Pilgrimage to Rome for the 100th birthday of St. John Paul II
I invite you to the National Pilgrimage to Rome. The main celebration of the 100th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s birth will take place on May 17, 2020. The solemn Eucharist in the Vatican will be presided by Pope Francis - said Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, after receiving a response to the request addressed to the Holy Father.
Statement of the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference on the Report on the losses suffered by Poland as a result of German aggression and occupation in 1939-1945
The Church's task is to remind people of the value of conversion, forgiveness and reconciliation. State institutions are called upon to decide on the practical forms of restoration of justice - wrote the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki in a Statement on the Report on losses suffered by Poland as a result of German aggression and occupation in 1939-1945.
The President of the Polish Episcopate Encourages Hospitality Towards Refugees
Poland's Baptism over 1050 years ago had social, cultural, popular and national dimensions—said Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki during the XXV Pilgrimage of Radio Maryja to Jasna Gora, which gathered nearly 100,000 people. The President of the Polish Bishops' Conference urged the Church in Poland to care for the neediest, including migrants and refugees, as an example of the attitude of Christian charity.
Communication of the Polish Episcopate: 30 years of religion lessons at school, return to churches for Mass and protection of minors
Religion lessons at school, the response to the drama of the sexual abuse of minors by some clergy, the position on LGBT+, and the encouragement for believers to return to churches for Mass after the pandemic were the main issues raised at the 386th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, which was held at Jasna Góra from 27 to 29 August.
President of the Polish Episcopate asks that this Sunday be a day of prayer in defence of the unborn
I warmly encourage you to make the coming Sunday a day of special prayer in defence of the unborn. I ask that in all churches in Poland, at every Holy Mass, we pray for this intention – wrote the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda SAC in an appeal for prayer for the protection of the life of the unborn.
Bishop Bałabuch: We Never Lack Liturgical Challenges
“We never lack liturgical challenges, and new ones keep appearing, but we have well-prepared liturgists in Poland who watch over the correctness of liturgy,” Bishop Adam Bałabuch stressed, summing up his ministry as the president of the Commission for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. He served two consecutive five-year terms.
Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate on the Jubilee of the World of Communications: In diversity we sought what is most important, namely the voice of the Gospel
We represented various media, and in diversity we sought what is most important, that is, the voice of the Gospel, which can be a keystone for various political, social and economic trends – said the Spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Fr Leszek Gęsiak SJ, who was in Rome with a group of Polish journalists to celebrate the Jubilee of the World of Communications.
ISKK: Aggression against clergy, places and objects of worship is on the rise in Poland
Half of the priests surveyed say they have experienced aggression in the past 12 months, according to a report by the Institute for Catholic Church Statistics entitled "Dangerous mission? Aggression against clergy, places and objects of worship in Poland", which was discussed by participants at a press conference on 3 April this year at the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in Warsaw.
