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President of the Polish Episcopate: Thanks to St John Paul II, many have found their way to Christ
We want to express our deep gratitude for so much good that the Pope has brought into our community, into the life of the whole world. Thanks to him, many have found the way to Christ and have opened up to others – stressed the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda SAC on the 20th anniversary of the passing of St John Paul II to the House of the Father.
About 500 million PLN was donated by the Polish Church to refugees from Ukraine
Catholic and Greek Catholic parishes in Poland collected and provided Ukrainian refugees staying in Poland with financial and material aid worth at least 209 million PLN, monks and friars donated - 29 million PLN, and nuns donated- 4.3 million PLN. The value of the support provided through Caritas Polska and diocesan Caritas is 241.3 million PLN - according to data presented on Wednesday by the Institute of Statistics of the Catholic Church and Caritas Polska.
See how honored God's friends are! - An interview with the President of the Bishops' Conference on the feast day of St. John Paul II
Meetings with Cardinal Wojtyła, the main lines of John Paul II's pontificate, and the personal holiness of the Polish Pope are the topics of the conversation between the President of the Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, and the spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ.
Archbishop, you witnessed the moment when Karol Wojtyła was elected to the See of Peter. Could you please tell us a few words about the circumstances in which it happened and your reaction to the election?
In fact, we were many in St. Peter's Square then, including many Poles. I was fortunate to be there with others and to witness this unique, historic moment when Karol Wojtyła's name was announced. Apart from the normal emotion that accompanies such moments, the first thought that came to my mind was: This is something that happens only once in a thousand years for the Christian Nation, for the Poles, and it may never happen again.
Thinking about the situation in which the new Pope found hims
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.
Institute for Catholic Church Statistics (ICCS): clear continuity in the activities of Catholic structures and organizations in Poland
The data for 2020 included in the annual ICCS statistics show a clear continuity in the activities of Catholic structures and organizations in Poland: parishes, dioceses and religious orders - said Fr. Wojciech Sadłoń PhD, SAC, director of the Institute for Catholic Church Statistics, during a press conference at which the latest research results were presented.
Bishop Litynski's invitation to pray for the created world
Bishop Tadeusz Litynski, Chairman of the "Laudato si" Team at the Social Council of the Polish Episcopate, encourages the faithful to unite in prayer with the Holy Father and the whole world during the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, celebrated on September 1, and to take other initiatives to protect the environment. The day will mark the beginning of Time for Creation, lasting until St. Francis Sunday, celebrated in early October.
