Catholic Church in Poland
Bishop Stanislaw Budzik’s interview for the Catholic Information Agency
The recent months have showed tension in the relationships between the State and the Church as well as bigger activities of the so-called secular trends. »
Nunciature in Warsaw has a new host
Msgr. Ireneusz Skubis talks to Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the new Nuncio to Poland.
Agnieszka Dziarmaga
Numerous distinguished guests: bishops and the Patriarch of Jerusalem, the Ladies and Knights of the Order, came to Miechow; a solemn liturgy and prayers for peace, a scientific session about the Polish relationships with the Holy Land and the atmosphere of a Medieval fair around the basilica – all these elements made the First Miechow Days of Jerusalem an important event in the history of this town. »
Milena Kindziuk
Undoubtedly Archbishop Celestino Migliore is the most excellent Vatican diplomat. This prestigious appointment shows the importance of the Polish Church for the Holy See. »
Lidia Dudkiewicz talks to Lieutenant Karol Szlenkier, the superior of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in Poland and Knight Commander Jan Włudarczyk, representing the group of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre from Miechow. »
Lidia Dudkiewicz
Mariusz Drapikowski from Gdansk, who made the new robe for the Miraculous Picture of Jasna Gora, says vividly that the robe ‘fell from heaven.’ Since the robe has the meteorites offered by Mariusz Gradman, who made a copy of the Jasna Gora Icon, and by Zbigniew Tyminski, a nuclear physicist. »
New robes of Our Lady of Czestochowa
Zofia Rozanow
During the ceremony, to be held on 4 September 2010, new robes will be put on the Icon of Our Lady of Jasna Gora. The ceremony will be held on the 100th anniversary of the coronation of Our Lady of Jasna Gora by Pope Pius X in 1910. »
Zofia Rozanow
During the ceremony, to be held on 4 September 2010, new robes will be put on the Icon of Our Lady of Jasna Gora. The ceremony will be held on the 100th anniversary of the coronation of Our Lady of Jasna Gora by Pope Pius X in 1910. »
Fr Ireneusz Skubis
When Cardinal Karol Wojtyla visited the United States in August 1976 he uttered the important words, ‘Today we are facing the biggest confrontation mankind has ever experienced. I do not suppose that the wide circles of the American society and the widest circles of Christian communities are fully aware of it. »
20th anniversary of the return of religious instruction to schools
Archbishop Jozef Michalik
On 3 August 2010 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the return of religious instruction to schools. Perhaps summer does not incline us to think about the anniversary but it will be good to say a few words about this matter. »
What is Czestochowa famous for
Fr Ireneusz Skubis
We are waiting for the great feast of our city – the Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Jasna Gora, with its Miraculous Picture of Our Lady, is our real diamond, which has made us famous in the world for ages. »
Nation should not be disregarded
Archbishop Jozef Michalik
Let us begin our reflection with the question, ‘Will Poland’s history include another date and painful remembrance from today (Tuesday 3 August): the next month of the conflict concerning the cross outside the Presidential Palace? »
Removing the cross with priests’ hands
Fr Witold Jedynak
The state authorities and a considerable part of their political supporters begin to be disturbed by the so-called Smolensk cross, which commemorates one of the biggest national tragedies in the contemporary history of Poland. »
Fr Lukasz Jaksik
Before the war only three titles published in Niepokalanow constituted half of the whole Catholic press in Poland. Today one million and two hundred thousand copies may be only a dream of publishers. Who was the father of this success? »
Fr Andrzej Rebacz, CSsR, called the gay manifestation EuroPride, to be held in Warsaw in July 2010, an element of flight against Christianity. »