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Fr Leszek Gęsiak SJ elected Spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference for a second term of office
Media scholar, head of the Department of Media and Social Communication at Ignatianum University in Krakow, and formerly head of the Polish Section of Vatican Radio, Fr Prof. Leszek Gęsiak SJ was elected spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference for a second term of five years by the 401st Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference in Katowice.
Meeting at the summit of the Catholic Church of Europe in Poznań (Poland)
Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of European countries will meet in Poznan on 13-16 September 2018 at the plenary assembly. On behalf of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, this year’s meeting will be hosted by Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Metropolitan of Poznań and Vice-President of the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE).
Communication of the Polish Episcopate: 30 years of religion lessons at school, return to churches for Mass and protection of minors
Religion lessons at school, the response to the drama of the sexual abuse of minors by some clergy, the position on LGBT+, and the encouragement for believers to return to churches for Mass after the pandemic were the main issues raised at the 386th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, which was held at Jasna Góra from 27 to 29 August.
Polish Bishops Ask Victims of Sexual Abuse for Forgiveness
“We ask God, the victims of abuse, their families and the Church community for forgiveness for all the harm done to children and young people and their relatives” – the Polish Bishops wrote in a statement published on November 19 by the Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference dedicated to sexual abuse of children and youth by some members of the clergy.
Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference
The Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference is elected by the Plenary Assembly for five years, with the possibility of serving successive terms. He maintains contact with journalists, facilitating their access to information on the activities of the Polish Episcopate. He also supports the bishops in their contacts with the media and manages the Press Office of the Polish Bishops’ Conference.
India’s Church voices support for Kandhamal Christians
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has pledged the commitment and closeness of the Catholic Church of India to the Christians of the eastern state of Odisha who continue to suffer after facing untold violence over 7 years ago. Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, Archbishop Trivandrum, the president of the CBCI, the apex body of the Catholic Church in India, expressed this in a message to Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar whose jurisdiction covers Kandhamal district, which in 2008 witnessed perhaps the worst anti-Christian violence in the history of India. “I join in praying and thanking God for the blessings showered upon the Kandhamal Christian community. I want to assure my commitment and the unwavering support of the CBCI to the suffering brethren in Kandhamal,” Cardinal Cleemis wrote in his letter.
CCEE in Poland to speak about solidarity in Europe
At the invitation of His Grace Mgr Stanisław Gądecki, Archbishop of Poznań, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and Vice-president of CCEE, the church body which sees the participation of the Presidents of all the Bishops’ Conferences representing 45 nations of the continent, the annual Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) will take place from 13-16 September in Poznań (Poland).
Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference on Church events in 2024
The second plenary session of the Synod on synodality, the new Presidium of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, the Year of Prayer in preparation for the Jubilee 2025 - these are the most important events in 2024 in the Church in Poland and in the world, as discussed by the Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ.
Bodies
The bodies of the Polish Bishops' Conference are divided into Commissions, Councils and Teams, either permanent or temporary, whose purpose is to assist the Conference in its work and decision-making. Members of the Commissions are bishops, including senior bishops, assisted by clergy and lay consultors; members of the Councils and Teams may also be clergy and lay people. The Presidents of the Commissions, Councils and Teams are elected for five years by the Plenary Assembly.
