Andrzej Duda’s remarks come amid efforts by the government to reduce and reorganise Catholic catechism classes in public schools.
Society
Poland and Ukraine make “unprecedented” synthetic drug seizures in joint operation
The biggest synthetic opioid lab ever discovered in Poland was dismantled.
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Catholic church in Poland promotes helpline for victims of clerical sex abuse
Posters advertising a helpline for victims of abuse have been distributed to churches around the country.
Poland to extend international flight ban but domestic connections will resume
Flagship carrier LOT will begin flying between eight Polish cities on 1 June.
Poland creates sign-language guides for hiking trails as part of efforts to improve disabled access during lockdown
There are growing efforts to make places in Poland more accessible for people with disabilities.
Elections are “a choice between white-and-red Poland and rainbow Poland”, says ruling party official
Senior figures from PiS have indicated that they will make anti-LGBT rhetoric a major feature of the campaign.
Coronavirus crisis highlights Poland’s reliance on migrant workers
Barbara Erling
Farmers are struggling to find native replacements amid the lockdown.
103-year-old becomes oldest person to recover from coronavirus in Poland
Teresa Wójcik becomes one of the oldest people in the world to have recovered.
Polish state radio accused of censorship after removing chart-topping song critical of ruling party chairman
The head of the station claims the chart was “manipulated”
Polish government honours pro-life activist who stopped teen having abortion by informing her family
The controversy comes amid renewed debate over Poland’s abortion law.
Pope John Paul II’s pilgrimages to Poland in pictures
A selection of images from the Polish pope’s pastoral visits to his homeland.
Polish president and other public figures join online rap battle to raise money for medical workers
The initiative has raised millions of zloty from tens of thousands of donors.
“A man of many personas”: the paradoxes of the Polish pope
Stanisław Obirek
A more nuanced perspective is required than the usual hagiographies.
Poland’s constitutional court is a “puppet”, says Germany’s top judge, prompting angry response
The president of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal says her German counterpart’s words were “scandalous”.
