Society-politics
ZDZISŁAW JAN RYN
It is worth looking at the beginning pontificate of pope Fancis from the perspective of the inhabitants of the Latin America (Iber-America). We rarely realize the fact that it is the continent comprising 20 countries and 9 autonomies, from Mexico in the north to Chile and Argentina in the south. Its area is over 21 million km2 and has over 0.5 milliard inhabitants, speaking mainly in Spanish, Portugese and French. »
CZESŁAW RYSZKA
During the Thanksgiving Holy Mass for the pontificate of Benedict XVI on 5 March, in the arch-cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Warsaw, archbishop Józef Michalik said: ‘Resignation of the Pope is a blow at a big bell for the Church and the world, it is a warning that something dangerous is happening…’. Calling this danger by name, archbishop Michalik pointed out to the whole strategy of eliminating God from the life of nations, societies and human consciousness, including a fight against life, marriage and family. »
SUPPORT OF BISHOPS FOR THE TELEVISION TRWAM
ARTUR STELMASIAK
Religion teaching, a bioethical document and an appeal for granting concession to the Television Trwam – are only a few issues which were discussed by bishops during the 361st Plenary Meeting of the Polish Episcopal Conference »
A TRAGEDY ON THE EIGHT-THOUSAND-METER MOUNTAIN
WITOLD DUDZIŃSKI
It is certain: two of the four first conquerors of the Broad Peak of the eight-thousand-meter mountain in winter will not return home. They got lost during their descent – this is an official information »
HOWEVER VILLAGES HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT!
Wiesława Lewandowska talks with Janusz Wojciechowski, a deputy for the European Parliament about the consequences of the capitulation of the Polish government in Brussels and about defects and the need of modification of the common agricultural policy of EU
A PARALYZED GIRL – A HEROINE OF THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE
ZYGMUNT ZAGÓRSKI
It has already been written a lot about the fight of Poles in the conspiratorial country. However, there is still a lot to remind. »
Wiesława Lewandowska talks with dr. Piotr Naimski about (not) big EU funds and passiveness of the European policy of the Polish government
CZESŁAW RYSZKA
The fiscal pact which was implemented in life on 1 January 2013 in the EU countries, which is so broadly discussed in Poland, is an international non-EU treaty, prepared under the aegis of Germany, in order to enforce financial discipline in the EU countries which are economically weaker (breaching the limit of deficit on the level of 0.5 per cent of the gross domestic product will result in strict punishments). »
WE ARE REMINISCING THE FATHER OF THE LIGHT-LIFE MOVEMENT
Fr. IRENEUSZ SKUBIŚ
r. Francis Blachnicki (born in 1921), a servant of God, died in German Carlsberg on 27 February 1987. I knew him personally during his priestly youth, when he was a vicar in the parish of St. George in Rydułtowy, in the diocese of Katowice. He was a man intensively searching for basic life truths, the need of aiming at the most important thing was inscribed in his nature. »
WŁODZIMIERZ RĘDZIOCH
Soon – maybe before 15 March – the papal master of liturgical celebrations Fr. Guido Marini will say a famous Latin statement ‘Extra omnes’ and will close the door of the Sistine Chapel and a conclave will start during which a successor of Benedict XVI will be elected »
HE IS LEAVING THE STAGE OF THE WORLD FOR THE SECLUSION OF A MONASTERY
ELŻBIETA MORAWIEC
‘A man is the road of the Church’ – it is a message of Pope John Paul II. And the most important message of Benedict XVI is summarised in the words: ‘God is a road of the man’. These two pontificates complement each other. »
THE CONVENT ‘MATER ECCLESIAE’ – HERMITAGE OF BENEDICT XVI
WŁODZIMIERZ RĘDZIOCH
John Paul II paid a great attention to a prayer, therefore he wanted to bring the community of cloistered nuns into Vatican, who could support his mission of the Bishop of Rome and the activity of the Holy See, in their prayers. It was decided that the old building in the Vatican Gardens would be assigned for the headquarters of the nuns, which had earlier been used by the Vatican police. »
ON GUARD AT THE CONFESSION OF ST. PETER
Fr. IRENEUSZ SKUBIŚ
The resignation of the Holy Father Benedict XVI from holding the papal office raises a lot of controversies and comments. However, the comments are dictated not so much by good intentions but malicious speculations or insinuations. »
BENEDICT XVI - A STEADFAST DEFENDER OF THE TRUTH
KRYSTYNA CZUBA
The truth – as a notion and human road – is a key of the pontificate of Benedict XVI »