A Catholic commentator pointed out that political agitation is an “unworthy use of the sacred day”.
Agnieszka Wądołowska
Polish MP accuses head of Polish Tennis Association of sexually abusing her as a child
“Mirosław Skrzypczyński sexually assaulted me at least a dozen times…I was a kid, 13-years-old…He was a sexual predator.”
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Polish hospitals strained amid “terrifying” surge in Covid cases
The health minister admits the rise in infections “is exceeding all forecasts”.
Number of children in extreme poverty rises by a third in Poland
In 2020, 410,000 children lived in extreme poverty, up 32% from a year earlier but still less than half the figure in 2015.
Far-right MP fined 20,000 zloty for refusing to wear mask in Polish parliament
Grzegorz Braun has also been fined for threatening the health minister.
Polish surgeons help conduct Ukraine’s first successful lung transplant
Ukrainian doctors trained in Poland have, with the help of Polish colleagues, successfully conducted the procedure.
Number of deaths in Polish emergency departments more than doubles in five years
Over 15,200 people died in hospital emergency departments in Poland last year, continuing a rapid rise since 2015, when the figure was 6,007.
Poland publishes photos “showing illegal border crossers come to Belarus as tourists”
NGOs agree that Belarus is facilitating their passage, but argue that many are genuine refugees illegitimately denied entry to Poland.
Report praises steps against domestic violence in Poland but urges further progress
The Council of Europe has issued its first report on how Poland is implementing the Istanbul Convention on violence against women.
The story of a Holocaust survivor’s returns to Poland
Agnieszka Wądołowska
Ryszard Ores was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust, but regularly returned to Kraków after the war.
Officers discharged after death of Ukrainian man in Polish police custody
A newspaper has revealed that officers used tear gas and batons on the man in a drunk tank.
Afghan evacuees in critical condition after eating poisonous mushrooms in Poland
A six-year-old today underwent a liver transplant but his younger brother is too severely impaired for the procedure.
Opposition aim to “de-Christianise Poland” warns minister after MP criticises “Catholic privileges”
An opposition MP suggested that “Catholics in Poland should be stripped of their privileges”.
Trove of ninth-century Frankish silver coins unearthed in Poland
Over 130 Carolingian coins have now been found, but questions remain over how they got there.
