Catholic Church in Poland
WEDDING JOURNEY FROM FRANCE TO JASNA GÓRA
AGNIESZKA GOLAŃSKA-BAULT
Jean-Jacques and his wife Agnes Le Floch have walked over 2350 km during 103 days this year, in order to come to worship Our Lady in the miraculous icon at Jasna Góra. Being at the age of 70 and 68 respectively, they wanted to thank God for their happy life in this way. »
Włodzimierz Rędzioch
Włodzimierz Rędzioch talks with Marek Popiełuszko – a nephew of beatified Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko about the Foundation named Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko ‘Good’ »
FR. TOMASZ TLAŁKA OSPPE
Over 18 thousand paper photos, nearly 14 thousand ones sent via internet – each of them with an attached commitment given to Our Lady, about 30 thousand spiritual gifts given to Mary through the application ‘A Diamond from the Crown’. All this as a gift for the ‘Alive Crown of Mary’. »
THE HEART OF POLAND BEATS HERE
Archbishop Wacław Depo speaks about the significance of Jasna Góra
On the occasion of the feast of Blessed Mary the Virgin of Częstochowa attributable on 26 August, archbishop Wacław Depo addressed a pastoral letter to believers of the archdiocese of Częstochowa, dated on 8 August 2017, entitled: ‘Our Queen, Mary of Częstochowa!’. »
ANNA WYSZYŃSKA
‘Mary as our Queen’ – this was the motto of the participants of the 306th Warsaw Walking Pilgrimage who has set off from the capital city to Jasna Góra this year. About 5 thousand pilgrims set off for a pilgrimage, but a lot of people joined during further stages. »
WITOLD GADOWSKI
A lot of observers of the latest history of Poland cannot understand today why in Poland, after the years 1989, no strong Christian-Democratic Party was established, why beside ‘Our Journal’ – any other strong Catholic journal is edited here, at the Vistula, which would take away readers from ‘Electoral newspaper’. »
FR. MAREK ŁUCZAK
Holy Saturday in many British schools is extremely surprising for the natives. In the streets there appear crowds of Poles going to church to have food blessed. Our family tradition is not only noticeable there but is also sincerely admired. »
MORAL AND PATRIOTIC COMMITMENT
CZESŁAW RYSZKA
Maybe what I will write, will turn out to be a promise but – I hope – a fulfilled promise. I mean that we will finally have a good act about repatriation – an act promised by the Law and Justice party in an electoral campaign. »
THROUGH THE EQUATOR IN DEFENCE OF LIFE
ANNA WYSZYŃSKA
The Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa, which is in pilgrimage all over the world in the intention of life defence, is going to be in Panama on the World Youth Days in January 2019. At present the Icon which has already visited Asia, Europe and Northern America, is in Ecuador. This is the 28th country in this journey lasting the 5th year. »
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. »