Catholic Church in Poland
MAGDALENA KOWALEWSKA
Within the celebrations of the 30th death anniversary of the creator of the Light-Life Movement in the Seym there was a symposium devoted to the life of Fr. Franciszek Blachnicki. Also statuettes Truth-Cross-Adoration were awarded, referring to the program of moral renewal of the nation and the society of this God’s servant. »
CHRISTIANITY A REMEDY AGAINST EUROPEAN CRISIS
ARTUR STELMASIAK
A pilgrimage to Jasna Góra, a letter to pope Francis, presentation of a renewed idea of Europe to Polish bishops, a scientific conference, a letter to the Catholics – are only some initiatives which were undertaken by the Movement ‘Europa Christi’ whose promoter is Fr. Inf. Ireneusz Skubiś. »
THE POLISH SEYM COMMEMORATED FR. BLACHNICKI
THE CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
The Polish Seym accepted an act with the number of 430 votes, expressing a tribute to Fr. Franciszek Blachnicki, ‘a great patriot, soldier, priest and a social activist’, and it appreciated ‘his contribution in the moral development of a lot of generations’. »
JAN ŻARYN
In the shadow of conflicts and tensions concerning the National Remembrance Institute, and mainly a group of prof. Krzysztof Szwagrzyk, during identification of debris of our national heroes preparations are taking place for the feast of 1 March – the National Remembrance Day of Outcast Soldiers. »
ALLIES FOR WHOM WE WERE WAITING
KAMIL KRASOWSKI
On 30 January this year, on the training ground Karlika, Polish-American military trainings were inaugurated. Sub-divisions from 11th Division of Armored Cavalry and 3rd Armored Brigade of Military Group from 4th Infantry Division, which had arrived in Poland from Fort Carson in Colorado State, participated in it. »
CARDINAL STANISŁAW DZIWISZ A KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF THE WHITE EAGLE
CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
The supreme national distinction – the Order of the White Order was awarded to cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz. Awarding the Order of the White Eagle took place on 28 January this year in the chapter house of the Wawel cathedral, directly after the ceremony of the ingress of archbishop Marek Jędraszewski. »
GRZEGORZ POLAK
It was a real masterpiece. Nomination of archbishop Marek Jędraszewski for the office of the metropolitan of Cracow surprised everybody. »
O. STANISŁAW TOMOŃ
Supporters of various sport clubs from whole Poland arrived on the 9th Patriotic Pilgrimage of Supporters on 7 January this year. The motif of this year’s pilgrimage were the 75th anniversary of National Military Forces and also the 75th anniversary of martyrdom of the Five from Poznań. »
MATEUSZ WYRWICH
A Dominican university Angelicum has existed for nearly eight hundred years. It was established in 1222 near monastery Santa Sabina in order to educate future monks. Although it has had the university status for nearly over half a century, graduation from it has always been connected with a high prestige. »
WHY DO THEY WANT TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF THE LAW AND JUSTICE PARTY?
CZESŁAW RYSZKA
Enacted budget for the year 2017 shows that we are going to have a good year: economy growth – 3.6 per cent, budget deficit – 2.9 per cen. The national gross product and inflation – 1.3 per cent. »
THE MARTIAL LAW FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE YEAR 2016
BOGDAN KĘDZIORA
Since 13 December 1981 there has already passed time measured in history with the life of one generation. For the young generation brought up in the Third Republic of Poland it is a far history at the end of the time of Polish People’s Republic. »
THEY WERE SAVING THE JEWS WHEN RISKING THEIR OWN LIVES
ŁUKASZ KRZYSZTOFKA
Media informed the whole world about Polish death camps very quickly, whereas information that the main purpose of the Polish Underground Country was helping the Jews by Poles did not get into the public space. There is no other country in the world whose purpose would be this kind of commitment »
A JUBILEE COMPLETE INDULGENCE AT JASNA GÓRA
FR. STANISŁAW TOMOŃ, A PAULINE FATHER
On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Coronation of the Miraculous Image of Our Lady, on 8 December 2016 Jasna Góra received a special papal gift in the form of the jubilee indulgence. »
PREMATURE CHILDREN VISITING THE FIRST LADY
ARTUR STELMASIAK
Agata Kornhauser-Duda organized a meeting on the occasion of the World Day of Premature Children. The meeting at the Presidential Palace was attended by families which bring up pre-mature children, prominent neonatologists, specialists of lactation, experts for women’s milk bank. »
THE FIRST HOLY MASS IN THE CHURCH OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE
ARTUR STELMASIAK
This year’s Day of Independence was unusual. After 225 years the first Eucharist in the intention of Homeland was celebrated in the church of Divine Providence in Warsaw »