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Polish Bishops’ Conference: Prayer for Persons Harmed by Sexual Exploitation
On the first Friday of Lent, 7 March this year, the Church in Poland observed a Day of Prayer and Solidarity with Persons Harmed by Sexual Exploitation. The Stations of the Cross service was celebrated in the chapel of the Secretariat of the Polish Bishops' Conference, during which prayers were offered for the abused.
The Presidium of the Polish Bishops' Congerence has submitted a request to the Prime Minister for public information
The Presidium of the Polish Bishops' Conference has submitted a request to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, for public information concerning the omission of publication in the Journal of Laws the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland of 27 November 2024.
Polish bishops ask the faithful to pray for the Holy Father
Following Pope Francis’ bilateral pneumonia and his stay at the Gemelli Clinic since 14 February this year, the Polish bishops, led by the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda SAC, are asking the faithful to pray for the Holy Father. “I ask everyone to support the Pope with their prayers so that he recovers as soon as possible”, Archbishop Wojda said.
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.
Communiqué of the Presidium of the Polish Bishops' Conference concerning changes introduced by the Ministry of National Education in the organization of religious education in public schools on 17 January 2025
We expect the Ministry of National Education to return to the application of the standards of the rule of law and to refrain from taking confrontational actions against believers who are rightful citizens of the Republic of Poland – reads the Communiqué of the Presidium of the Polish Bishops' Conference concerning changes introduced by the Ministry of National Education in the organization of religious education in public schools on 17 January 2025.
Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate on key 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, the response of the Church side to the actions of the Ministry of National Education concerning the change in the organisation of religious education at school – these are the main Church events of the year 2024, which is summarised by the Spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr Leszek Gęsiak SJ.
Communiqué from the Church side following the meeting of the Sub-Committee on Religion in Schools
On 28 November 2024, the second meeting of the Subcommittee on Religion in Schools, appointed by the Joint Commission of Representatives of the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Bishops' Conference, was held at the seat of the Ministry of National Education. Due to the lack of agreement, representatives of the Church announced an urgent appeal to the Joint Commission of Representatives of the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Bishops' Conference.
