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Poland: 32,000 consecrated persons work and pray for the people
According to data from the end of 2018, there are ca. 32,000 Polish nuns and monks. “The essence of religious life is to make the life of Christ present in the world through three evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience. Chastity is love, poverty is freedom, and obedience is availability. That’s what Christ was like: he loved, he was free and obedient” - emphasizes Bishop Jacek Kiciński, chairman of the Commission for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Associations of Apostolic Life of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
The Permanent Council of the Polish Episcopate recommends precautions in churches regarding coronavirus
“According to the Code of Canon Law, until March 29, we recommend that diocesan bishops grant dispensation from participating in Sunday Mass to the elderly, the faithful who have symptoms of infection (e.g. coughing, rhinitis, increased body temperature), children and school youth and adults who take direct care of them, as well as those who feel afraid of being infected” – announces the Order issued after Thursday’s meeting of the Permanent Council of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
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.
Polish Bishops for the 13th Education Week: Let us learn to build an active community and evangelise.
We invite all those involved in the work of developing the hearts of children and young people to ensure that this year's September reflection, prayer and all activities centred around the issue of upbringing are a response to the distinctive sign of the times, which is the ongoing Synod on Synodality in the Church - wrote the Polish bishops in the Pastoral Letter commemorating the 13th Education Week, to be celebrated in the Catholic Church in Poland this year between 10 and 16 September.
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.
Three years of war in Ukraine: the Catholic Church's assistance to the affected and refugees
The various types of assistance provided for three years to Ukrainians suffering as a result of the war was the subject of a press conference held on 13 February at the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops' Conference in Warsaw. Representatives of Caritas Poland, Caritas-SPES Ukraine, the Office of the Team for Aid to the Church in the East, the Order of Malta and the Knights of Columbus participated in the conference.
