A deputy education minister, however, says that the church is spreading “fake news”.
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Three quarters of Poles evaluate Pope Francis’s pontificate positively
The day of his funeral will be marked as an official day of national mourning in Poland.
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Polish coalition party proposes three-year jail terms for insulting church or interrupting mass
Two deputy justice ministers today unveiled plans to toughen Poland’s blasphemy laws.
Constructing your own ritual: the growing popularity of humanist weddings in Poland
Agata Rejowska
Many couples are rejecting the dominant role of the Catholic church.
Threatening church means threatening Poland and cannot be tolerated, says Kaczyński
“We must reject everyone who is trying to destroy Poland, collaborating closely with our external enemies,” warns the PiS chairman.
Polish archbishop bans priests from receiving children in their homes
The new set of rules for priests, which aim to protect children from abuse, are the first of their kind in Poland.
Bishops grant Catholics dispensation to eat meat on New Year’s Eve in Poland
31 December this year falls on a Friday, when practising Catholics are supposed to abstain from meat.
Poland’s Catholic church received as many abuse reports since 2018 as in previous three decades
The episcopate today published official figures, and offered an apology to those harmed.
“Power of the nation is built on biological continuity,” says Polish archbishop
“Christianity is the most important element uniting our Polish history,” said Marek Jędraszewski.
Vatican punishes Polish bishop for neglect in paedophilia case
The bishop failed to act on complaints from the victim of a paedophile priest.
Half of high school students in Polish city opt out of Catholic catechism classes
“They will miss it and come back,” says Kraków’s archbishop
Prime minister and state TV join national Bible reading day in Poland
The education minister announced plans to make biblical studies an academic discipline.
Vatican punishes Polish bishops over “negligent” response to child sex abuse
They showed “negligence in cases of sexual abuse committed by clergy against minors”.
Data reveal millions spent on Catholic catechism classes by Polish municipalities
Polls indicate that a majority of Poles want the state to stop funding religion lessons.
