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Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors will attend the meeting of representatives of the protection system in Poland (announcement)
Summarizing past activities, strengthening cooperation and setting directions for further development, and building a culture of accountability and transparency – these are the main goals of a joint training session of all groups of the Church’s protection system in Poland starting next week, which will be attended by Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Presidente della Conferenza Episcopale Polacca nei Giardini Vaticani: Oggi Gietrzwałd arriva in Vaticano
«Inaugurando questo mosaico, crediamo che esso contribuirà ad approfondire ulteriormente i rapporti tra la Polonia e la Santa Sede», ha affermato il Presidente della Conferenza Episcopale Polacca, l'arcivescovo Tadeusz Wojda SAC, durante l'inaugurazione del mosaico della Madonna di Gietrzwałd nei Giardini Vaticani. In questa occasione ha inoltre sottolineato che «la Polonia e la Chiesa in Polonia attendono la visita del Santo Padre».
Dichiarazione della Presidenza della Conferenza Episcopale Polacca
Esprimiamo piena solidarietà al Patriarca latino di Gerusalemme, il cardinale Pierbattista Pizzaballa, e al Custode di Terra Santa, padre Francesco Ielpo, e deploriamo che in un momento così importante come la Settimana Santa, i cristiani non possano pregare nei luoghi più importanti della storia della salvezza – hanno scritto nella dichiarazione i membri della Presidenza della Conferenza Episcopale Polacca.
Bishop Piotrowski: The missionary is a person on their way
The missionary vocation, which some people in the Church live, is a special type of vocation that allows the Church to send the gift of the Gospel to the proverbial ends of the earth - said Bishop Jan Piotrowski, Chairman of the Mission Commission of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, on the occasion of the Day of Prayer and Aid to Missions celebrated on 6thJanuary under the motto "From the Last Supper to the Ends of the World".
Primate of Poland: The Church needs holy priests
The attitude of the Polish clergy during World War II, their faithfulness and steadfastness in times of persecution up to the literal sacrifice of their priestly lives, to martyrdom, undoubtedly grew out of a spirit of courageous and self-sacrificing service to God and brothers," said Polish Primate Archbishop Wojciech Polak, who presided at Mass at the National Shrine of St Joseph in Kalisz as part of the celebrations of the Day of the Martyrdom of the Polish Clergy.
26 October, 11.00 a.m.: Ingress of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień Archbishop Wiesław Śmigiel
The ingress of the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Archbishop Wiesław Śmigel, into Szczecin's archcathedral will take place on 26 October at 11.00 a.m. The day before, on 25 October, also in the cathedral, before the 7.00 p.m. Mass for the 900th anniversary of the baptism of Szczecin, the official canonical possession of the archdiocese will take place.
The Week in Summary (November 10-16)
The celebration of the 101st anniversary of Poland regaining independence was the most important event of this week. During the Eucharist in the Temple of Divine Providence, the Candle of Independence was lit, which was offered to Warsaw by Pius IX in 1867 when Poland was under the partitions. He wished that it would be lit only when Poland was free.
The election of Cardinal Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II, recalled by the former rector of the Polish College, where he was living
“The day after Cardinal Karol Wojtyła’s election as Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński asked him how he felt as Pope. John Paul II answered that he felt as if he had always been here. To that, cardinal Wyszynski replied that it was the grace of the state, a sign of God’s special grace,” says Archbishop Józef Michalik who, at that time, was the rector of the Polish College in Rome, from whence Cardinal Wojtyła, went to the conclave at which he was elected pope, 40 years ago, on 16 October 1978.
