Wyszukano wyników: 60
April 29th: Day of Martyrdom of the Polish Clergy during World War II
On Thursday, April 29th, we celebrate the National Day of Martyrdom of the Polish Clergy, on the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp in Dachau. The main celebrations, as every year, will be held at St. Joseph's Sanctuary in Kalisz. At noon, Holy Mass will be presided over by Bishop Grzegorz Suchodolski of Siedlce.
"Ad limina Apostolorum" of the Polish Bishops from September to October 2021
From the end of September to the beginning of October this year, the Polish Bishops will go to the Vatican for their visit "ad limina Apostolorum" (lit. to the thresholds of the Apostles). Due to the unstable sanitary situation, the precise dates of the visit are not yet known. They will be determined and announced later.
The Bishops on Current Issues of the Church in Poland (Post-Assembly Communiqué)
The Beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Rosa Czacka, a document on priestly formation, pastoral care in the Church after the pandemic, the visit “ad limina Apostolorum”: These were the main topics at the 389th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, held on 11 and 12 June in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.
Communiqué After the Council of Diocesan Bishops
The beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Rosa Czacka, the Ad Limina visit of the Polish Bishops, the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, and the situation of migrants and refugees – these are the most important issues raised in the communiqué of the session of the Diocesan Bishops’ Council held at Jasna Góra on August 25th.
PBC Council on Migration: Helping Refugees is an Authentic Testimony of Christian Attitude
“We address words of fraternal love to all those seeking refuge in our country. We want to assure them of our full solidarity, kindness, and openness to their needs. In this difficult time, let none of be left alone,” we read the communiqué of the Polish episcopate’s Council for Migration, Tourism, and Pilgrimages regarding assistance to refugees from Ukraine.
May 28 - first liturgical memorial of the Blessed Primate of the Millennium
The first liturgical commemoration after the beatification is so important because we somehow introduce the cult of the new Blessed and invite people to get to know him and pray through his intercession - Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw, stresses. On Saturday, May 28, at 7 p.m. a Mass will be celebrated at the Warsaw Archcathedral under the Cardinal’s presidency. “We will pray for the canonization of Primate Wyszynski”, says Cardinal Nycz. On the same day in the morning, thirteen deacons of the Warsaw Archdiocese will be ordained to the priesthood in the Shrine of the Divine Providence.
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference to the Apostolic Nuncio: the Catholic Church in Poland thanks you for your ministry in our Homeland
The Catholic Church in Poland thanks you for your ministry in our Homeland and wishes wholeheartedly that your new mission will bring much spiritual good to the whole Catholic Church," said the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki to Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, the outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to Poland. During the Eucharist celebrated on 13 March 2023 with the participation of the Polish Bishops' Conference at the Divine Providence Church in Warsaw, thanks were also given for 10 years of the pontificate of Pope Francis.
Session of the Polish Council for the Pastoral Care of Vocations
A Week of Prayer for Vocations, the 24th Pilgrimage of Families of Those Called and Persons Supporting Vocations to Jasna Góra, and the mode of operation of the pastoral care for vocations during the World Youth Day in Lisbon were the main topics addressed during the session of the National Council for the Pastoral Care of Vocations, held on April 12 in Warsaw. The meeting was officiated by the Delegate of the Polish Bishops’ Conference for Vocations, Bishop Andrzej Przybylski.
Contact group of the Episcopates of Poland and Germany met in Augsburg
The annual meeting of the contact group of the Bishops' Conferences of Poland and Germany took place on April 25-27. Bertram Maier, bishop of the Augsburg diocese, hosted the meeting. This year, the Augsburg diocese is celebrating the 1100th anniversary of the bishop ordination of St. Ulric, the Patron Saint of the diocese, and the 1050th of his death. The jubilee is celebrated under the motto: Hear with the heart.
