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Message from the Head of the Office of the PBC's Delegate for the Protection of Children and Youth
On Friday, August 13th, Archbishop Wojciech Polak, the Polish Episcopal Delegate for the Protection of Children and Young People, transmitted to the State Commission for Pedophilia the results of the analysis of the statistical data gathered in the context of the two searches conducted, as well as the report forms which were used to gather this data.
Poland: Day of prayer and penance for sexual abuse of minors
Victims of abuse can count on the fact that in the long and difficult path of recovery they will also be supported by the entire ecclesial community - said Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops' Conference on the occasion of the Day of Prayer and Penance for Abuses sexual on minors.
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.
Archbishop Górzyński, Bishop Oder and Bishop Grzybowski – delegates of the Polish Bishops' Conference to the October's Synod Assembly in Rome
Archbishop Józef Górzyński, Metropolitan of Warmia, Bishop Sławomir Oder, Bishop of Gliwice, and Bishop Jacek Grzybowski, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Warsaw-Praga were appointed as delegates of the Polish Bishops' Conference to the October's Synod Assembly in Rome. In addition, Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, Metropolitan of Łódź, will participate in the deliberations by papal appointment. Prof. Aleksander Bańka will be one of the lay representatives of Europe and Cardinal Konrad Krajewski will participate in the Synod as Prefect of the Dicastery for Mercy.
Archbishop Wojda: We must not be indifferent to the drama taking place in Ukraine
We are witnesses to a great drama taking place in Ukraine. We cannot be indifferent in this situation, said Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gdańsk, Chairman of the Polish section of the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need, during a press conference at the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops' Conference. Right Reverend Wojda announced the 14th Day of Solidarity with the Persecuted Church, which this year will be celebrated on Sunday, November 13, under the motto: "Heal the Yearning".
Bishop Czaja: In spite of difficult issues, we must believe in the Church and trust Her
We take it to be our main goal to show to Catholics that in spite of difficult issues, we must believe in the Church and trust Her. We need to believe in the Church because it is a dual reality, Divine and human. We must trust the Church because She is founded on the authority of God Himself - said Bishop Andrzej Czaja, Chairman of the Pastoral Ministry Commission of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. A new Pastoral Program for the year 2022/2023 was presented during a press conference in the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
Poland: Conference on “The Church of St. John Paul II - The Independence of the Spirit”
A reflection on the vision of the Church built by Saint John Paul II, a Church faithful to orthodoxy and, at the same time, open and responsive to the signs of the times and engaged in dialogue with the contemporary world—this was the aim of the Friday conference in Warsaw on “The Church of St. John Paul II - The Independence of the Spirit.”
The Presidium of the Polish Episcopate requests an examination of the legal status of the decree of the Minister of Education of 26 July 2024
The Presidium of the Polish Bishops' Conference forwarded a petition to the First President of the Supreme Court requesting a motion to the Constitutional Tribunal to examine the compliance of the manner of issuing the decree of the Minister of Education of 26 July 2024, amending the decree on the conditions and manner of organising religious education in public kindergartens and schools, with Article 12(2) of the Act of 7 September 1991 on the educational system.
Wishes from the President of the Episcopate to the new Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
On behalf of the faithful and shepherds of the Church in our country, I would like to extend a warm welcome and assure you of prayers in your intentions," wrote Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, in his wishes for Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, whom the Holy Father Francis has appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.
