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Rights group welcomes Pakistan law against violence on women
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday welcomed a landmark law passed by the country's most populous province to stop violence against women, but said it would make a difference only if there was "efficient enforcement". The Protection of Women against Violence Bill 2015, passed on Wednesday by Punjab, criminalises all forms of violence against women, including domestic, sexual, psychological, emotional, economic and verbal. Under the new law, the provincial government will establish district protection centres, residential shelters and a toll-free helpline for victims of violence. The law also says family courts must hold hearings within seven days of a complaint being made, and a decision must be taken on all complaints within 90 days. For serious offences, courts can order defendants to wear GPS-linked bracelets to monitor their movements.
Auschwitz: Eucharist for former prisoners with the participation of the Presidential Couple
The truth about what happened behind the wires of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau should not divide us in any way. Let us make an effort to build unity wherever we are” - said Bishop Piotr Greger, auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec, in the homily of the Holy Mass celebrated at the Center for Dialogue and Prayer in Oświęcim, on the eve of the official celebration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The President of the Polish Bishops' calls for prayers and help for Syria
A prayer for peace in Syria and its inclusion in the program of Caritas "Rodzina Rodzinie" (Family for Family) has been called for by Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, who personally supports one of the Syrian families). The Archbishop also thanked the Poles for their commitment to helping the Syrians through the Pontifical Foundation "Aid to the Church in Need".
Audience of the President of the Polish Episcopate with Holy Father Francis
The current issues related to the functioning of the Church in Poland during the ongoing war in Ukraine were at the center of the meeting of the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference with Holy Father Francis, who received Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki in a private audience on March 28th. The meeting lasted 45 minutes.
Synod Fathers: The Church as a family must constantly accompany Her children
The themes discussed today were oriented by the search for general concepts that could give a new meaning to the entire document. Among them, that of the family appeared. It is necessary to write a new document, based on the Instrumentum Laboris – said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, summing up this day of the Synod’s work in discussion groups.
