Priests who join Poland’s anti-migrant demonstrations may want to think twice. The country’s primate, Archbishop Wojciech Polak, says if he hears of a protest against refugees “where my priests participate, I will have a swift response: each priest who joins in will be suspended. “There’s no other path to take. I am responsible for my Read more
Thousands of Polish Catholics formed human prayer chains on the country’s borders on Saturday, begging God “to save Poland and the world”. Church leaders in Poland say the event was purely religious and “the key objective of this manifestation is to pray for peace.” During a mass celebrated on the border, the archbishop of Krakow, Read more
Seventy-six years ago during World War II over 300 Jews were massacred in their Polish home town of Jedwabne. They were forced into a barn and burned alive by a few dozen perpetrators. On Monday, a Catholic bishop apologized in the name of the Catholic Church for their murder, at a ceremony to mark their Read more
Poland finally opened a huge Catholic shrine on 11 November. What’s unusual is that it took over 200 years to complete from the time the cornerstone was laid. An invasion and two world wars were among the interruptions to the works. Read more
Polands total abortion ban proposal roused thousands of Polish women to take to the streets in protest this week. The “Black Monday” protesters wore black and waved black flags. Along with many men,they boycotted jobs and classes as part of a nationwide strike. The mainly Catholic country already has one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion Read more
Gay and transgender Christians are to set up an unofficial ministry for World Youth Day in Poland later this month. Leaders of the Warsaw-based “Faith and Rainbow” LGBT organisation say they want to minister to the thousands of gay, lesbian and transgender people attending the event. They will do this through an “LGBT Pilgrim’s Haven” Read more
This year is doubly important for the Catholic Church in Poland. In addition to hosting this year’s World Youth Day, Poland also celebrates the 1,050th anniversary of its Christian heritage in 2016. Since 966, Poland has often been Antemurale Christianitatis, the bulwark of Christianity against invasion, and has time and again defended our civilization. Now Read more
An Australian Jew now owns a Catholic church in Poland after a court found the local church acted in bad faith in acquiring the land. Dr Ann Drillich from Melbourne was declared the rightful owner of a 4.7 hectare site in Tarnów, an hour’s drive east of Kraków. The land, upon which the church of Read more
A bleeding Communion host in Poland deemed by Church authority to have ‘the hallmarks of a eucharistic miracle’ has been approved for veneration. The announcement was made by Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski of Legnica on April 17. On Christmas Day 2013, a consecrated host fell to the floor, the bishop said. It was picked up and Read more
Nearly one hundred prominent Catholics have expressed concerns about a proposed Polish law that would make abortion illegal under almost all circumstances. A letter was sent to Poland’s bishops expressing concerns about their advocacy in favour of the law. The signatories from Europe and the United States included theologians, historians and lay people. Continue reading