Krzysztof Kuryłowicz was last year convicted of sexually abusing a disabled person.
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Stop drinking with statue, say Kraków officials
The monument to director Piotr Skrzynecki sits outside the iconic “Vis-à-vis” bar on Kraków’s market square.
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Church apologises after priest filmed holding down child at special needs school
The school has suspended the priest and police have passed evidence on to prosecutors.
Polish TikTok priest gains social media fame dancing with his high-school students
“As a priest, I want to show that the church is not so rigid, and that it radiates positive energy and is attractive,” says Father Adrian Chojnacki.
Trans woman wins legal battle with justice minister at Poland’s Supreme Court
The ruling – which is the first of its kind in Poland – is seen as a landmark in a country that is ranked as the EU’s worst for LGBT people.
Poland to veto EU recognition of same-sex parents, says justice ministry
The European Commission wants the rights of same-sex parents to be recognised across the EU, but Poland is opposed.
Up to 200,000 Poles to be called up for military training next year
They include some who have never put their name forward for service but have been deemed to have “useful skills”.
Kraków airport opens “library” with books for passengers
The books were donated by the city’s library and nine consulates in Kraków.
Man returns to find 18 bats hibernating in his apartment
Most of them were found hibernating on a pile of pillows near his bed.
Funeral held in Poland for Sudanese man who drowned crossing Belarus border
Siddig Musa Hamid Eisa is one of at least 20 people to have died on the border since Belarus began engineering a wave of attempted crossings.
Polish hospital brings in chef from France to improve food for patients
Roasted pumpkin soup and rigatoni with broccoli and chicken were recently on the menu at St Luke’s Hospital in Bolesławiec.
Poles buying record number of properties in Spain
Around 2,300 Spanish properties were bought by Poles in the first nine months of this year, more than double the figure for the whole of 2021.
Polish shelter suspends puppy adoption before Christmas because “a dog is not a gift”
An animal shelter in Poland has suspended the adoption of puppies before Christmas as part of a campaign to highlight that dogs should not be treated as gifts. "Please do not adopt or buy animals as a present," wrote volunteers at the shelter in the city of Białystok....
Polish government plans 100,000 new nursery places
The number of daycare places for children aged three and under is planned to rise by 44% by 2029.
