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Message of Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk and Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki on the 80th anniversary of the Volhynia Massacre
We believe that in these difficult days we are writing successive important pages in the book of reconciliation so that we can arrange our shared future as free and equal to each other – we read in the message of Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki Metropolitan of Poznań, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, on the 80th anniversary of the Volhynia Massacre.
Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk: Reconciliation between our nations is a process of healing wounds
Reconciliation between our nations is a process of healing the wounds that both Poles and Ukrainians carry in their souls and consciences to this day - said Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in an address during the Service of “Forgiveness and Reconciliation” in the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Warsaw.
Das Präsidium der Polnischen Bischofskonferenz ruft zur polnisch-ukrainischen Versöhnung auf
"Die christliche Vergebung ist ein bedingungsloser Wert, der sogar größte Schandtaten umfasst, wie etwa den Mord an unschuldigen Menschen, den Genozid oder eine Zwangsumsiedlung", liest man in der Bekanntmachung des Präsidiums der Polnischen Bischofskonferenz vor dem 73. Jubiläum des Wolhynien-Massakers. Die Bischöfe schreiben, dass "die gemeinsame Vergebung zwischen der polnischen und der ukrainischen Nation eine besondere religiöse und moralische Forderung ist, die sich uns während des Außergewöhnlichen Jubiläums der Barmherzigkeit stellt (...)".
European Churches meet with Minister for EU Affairs Adam Szłapka
A delegation from the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) met with H.E. Mr Adam Szłapka, Polish Minister for European Union Affairs, in Warsaw. The meeting took place on Monday, 7 April 2025, in the context of Poland's ongoing Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference: Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation is a long process
Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation is a long process. It starts with what we call a longing for truth, said Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, during a press conference taking place in the House of the Archbishops of Warsaw after the Service of “Forgiveness and Reconciliation”.
Communiqué from the Co-Chairmen of the Catholic-Orthodox Bilateral Team
The decision to suspend the participation of the Orthodox side in the work of the Catholic-Orthodox Bilateral Team is of a temporary nature and does not mean that the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church breaks off ecumenical dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church, reads the Communique of the Co-Chairmen of the Catholic-Orthodox Bilateral Team, signed by Bishop Adam Bab, Auxiliary Bishop of the Lublin Archdiocese, and Most Reverend Abel, Orthodox Archbishop of Lublin and Chełm. The meeting of the Co-Chairmen took place on November 3 at the seat of the Metropolitan Curia of the Lublin Archdiocese.
Council on Migration, Tourism and Pilgrimages of the Polish Bishops' Conference: Poland to face serious and pressing migration challenges
"May we, while seeking solutions to the intricate problems of migration, be guided above all by openness, respect towards migrants and refugees and the common good in the broadest sense of the term," reads the communiqué of the Council of the Polish Bishops' Conference for Migration, Tourism and Pilgrimages on the debate on migrants and refugees.
