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The President of the Episcopate celebrated the Holy Mass for victims of pandemic within the CCEE Prayer Network
During Lent, the bishops of Europe launched a network of prayer, the so-called Eucharistic chain, for over 770,000 people in Europe who have died from Covid-19. As part of this initiative, the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference and Vice-President of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE), Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, celebrated Mass for the victims of the pandemic on March 15 in the Chapel of the Poznań Archbishops' Palace.
Poland: Preventing Abuse Must Be a Priority in the Church
"Building a prevention system and supporting the injured parties must be a priority for the Church in the world and in Poland," underlined the speakers of a Webinar regarding protection against child abuse, held on 13 January 2021 and addressed mainly to the Polish media to inform about the initiatives undertaken in this regard by the Church in Poland.
Primate of Poland: Only by standing in truth will we rebuild trust in the Church in Poland
“Purification of the Church in Poland of crimes of abuse of minors by some members of clergy is only possible through honest and consistent clearance of the offences as well as through an explanation and assessment of negligence on the part of ecclesiastical superiors” – said Archbishop Wojciech Polak, Primate of Poland and Delegate of the Polish Bishops’ Conference for the protection of children and youth.
24th Judaism Day in the Church in Poland
The prayer of the rabbi and bishops at the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw, the Liturgy of the word with comments by the rabbi and the bishop, and a concert of Jewish music - these are the most important points of the celebration of the 24th Judaism Day in the Catholic Church in Poland, which took place on January 17.
Synod Fathers: The Church as a family must constantly accompany Her children
The themes discussed today were oriented by the search for general concepts that could give a new meaning to the entire document. Among them, that of the family appeared. It is necessary to write a new document, based on the Instrumentum Laboris – said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, summing up this day of the Synod’s work in discussion groups.
Bishop Lechowicz invites for IV Congress of Polish Families online (20 - 21 November 2021)
"The Polish Family in the face of the current pandemic situation" - this is the topic of the next International Congress of Polish Families, which will be held online from the 20th to 21st November 2021. As His Excellency, Bishop Wiesław Lechowicz has informed us, during the Congress, the issues related to marital and family relations, as well as the upbringing and education of youth and children in this difficult time of the pandemic will be discussed.
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.
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.
On the 21st November, the 4th Congress of Polish Families was concluded
"The Family of Polish Diaspora in the face of the current pandemic/lockdown situation" is the topic of the Congress of Polish Families, which took place from the 20th to the 21st November online. About 300 people from 21 countries took part in the Congress. The organizers of the Congress were the Polish Family Council at the Delegate of the PBC for the Pastoral Care of Polish Emigration and the Family Help Foundation.
7-9 July: Church commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the tragic events in Volhynia
Church commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the tragic events in Volhynia will be held on 7-9 July in Poland and Ukraine. Representatives from the Catholic Church in Poland, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine will be in attendance. A statement on forgiveness and reconciliation will be signed jointly during the ceremony.
