Poland's church is seeking the beatification of a young lay missionary, Helena Kmiec, who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns at a children's home in Bolivia in 2017.
The Catholic Church needs to form priests who are empathetic and are "ready to face" the issue of abuse, said Archbishop Wojciech Polak of Gniezno, the current primate of Poland.
It concerns the whole church and "without a doubt" every diocese in Poland,
The Polish state Internal Security Agency March 26 raided three houses run by the the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as part of an ongoing investigation by Poland's new government into funding the congregation received from the previous government for
As Poles commemorate the 80th anniversary of the death of Blessed Józef and Wiktoria Ulma with their seven children, the world, six months into their beatification, is stunned to learn about the martyrs from the village of Markowa, who are already working
The newly elected president of the Polish bishops' conference, Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gdansk, the port city famous for being the birthplace of Solidarity, is taking up his tasks in challenging times for the church in his country.
He will need to steer
The Polish National Catholic Church does have a valid -- but illicit -- celebration of the Eucharist. The validity of the Eucharist means that the sacrament "works;" "illicit" means that it is nevertheless celebrated contrary to the church's law.
The announcement that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Archbishop Andrzej Dziega of Szczecin-Kamien with no explanation in a Feb. 24 statement from the apostolic nunciature caused a bittersweet reaction in Poland, once viewed as the testing ground for the 2019
"We face a struggle -- what they're planning is deeply worrying," said Ewa Kowalewska, vice president of the Polish Federation of Pro-Life Movements.
"Despite efforts to persuade young women it's something positive and good, easy-access abortion has long been opposed here. But the
Poland's bishops have pledged dialogue with their country's new liberal government, but leading Catholics warned that government plans for rapid secularizing change could spark conflict as the ruling coalition plans to limit religious classes in public schools and abolish the state Church
A newer tradition that traces back to just 2009 is flooding cities of Poland with Three Kings Parades. On the feast of Epiphany, January 6, the parades’ purpose is to familiarize their audiences with the Gospel tradition. These theatrical performances recall the