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More than 100,000 volunteers from Polish dioceses help those in need
Touchless food parcels, warm meals for seniors and people in quarantine, food collections, hospital equipment, virtual workshops and homework for children as well as spiritual and psychological support – these are just some of the charitable initiatives carried out by the Church during the coronavirus epidemic. More than 100,000 volunteers from all 44 Polish dioceses are involved – said the spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik.
Poland: virtual processions of #palms
“Virtual procession of palms” is a campaign proposed to the faithful in Poland. The epidemic makes it impossible to participate in the celebrations of Palm Sunday in churches, however, the Church in Poland encourages people not to give up making Easter palms. One can follow the Holy Mass broadcast with their own #palms and then take a photo and post it in the social media with the #palms hashtag.
Details of the Beatification of Mother Róża Czacka and Card. Stefan Wyszyński
“The joint beatification of mother Róża Czacka and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński is not a coincidence; their paths crossed for 40 years,” said Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz on Tuesday, June 15, at the House of the Archbishops of Warsaw. During the meeting, details were given about the ceremony planned for next September 12th.
#PodajDalej (Pass it on) – Let’s pass reflectors on and be safe on the road!
On Thursday, September 20, the representatives of the National Police Headquarters and the Church in Poland met in the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops’ Conference in Warsaw to promote together road safety and encourage pedestrians to join the “Pass it on” campaign. As the organizers explain, the point is to give each other reflectors with dedication, so that they remind us of the need for safety. “Give your family and friends a reflector as a gift. Reflectors mean simply life”, said Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik, spokesman of the Episcopate.
See how honored God's friends are! - An interview with the President of the Bishops' Conference on the feast day of St. John Paul II
Meetings with Cardinal Wojtyła, the main lines of John Paul II's pontificate, and the personal holiness of the Polish Pope are the topics of the conversation between the President of the Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, and the spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ.
Archbishop, you witnessed the moment when Karol Wojtyła was elected to the See of Peter. Could you please tell us a few words about the circumstances in which it happened and your reaction to the election?
In fact, we were many in St. Peter's Square then, including many Poles. I was fortunate to be there with others and to witness this unique, historic moment when Karol Wojtyła's name was announced. Apart from the normal emotion that accompanies such moments, the first thought that came to my mind was: This is something that happens only once in a thousand years for the Christian Nation, for the Poles, and it may never happen again.
Thinking about the situation in which the new Pope found hims
