Catholic Information Agency’s board believe the church’s plans are illegal.
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Poland gave 17.5bn zloty in public funds to religious organisations in 2021-23, finds state auditor
Almost all of the money, around 95%, went to recipients associated with the Catholic church.
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Head of Polish church offers to “intervene with government” over jailed opposition politicians
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki also appealed to the pair to end their hunger strike.
Priest who hosted “gay party” where man lost consciousness charged with “crimes against sexual freedom”
The incident led to the resignation of the local bishop.
Polish bishop warns of return to “dark times of communism” under new government
He pointed to the removal of a cross from a public office and a proposal to reduce the teaching of Catholic catechism in public schools.
Church attendance in Poland rose after pandemic but remains well below pre-Covid levels
The proportion of Catholics who attended Sunday mass in 2021 stood at 29.5% in 2022, up from 28.3% in 2021 but below the 36.9% figure in 2019.
Catholic church calls for dialogue with new government on proposed changes to school religion classes
The new education minister wants to see the number of state-funded catechism classes halved to one hour a week.
Abandoned 16th-century church for sale in Poland
The property, priced at 800,000 zloty, is “ideal for use as a banquet, wedding or conference hall”, says the estate agent.
Goats escape drunk owner, visit library and church, before police apprehend them at bus stop
Images of the goats’ big day out went viral in Poland this week.
NATO, army and EU Poles’ most trusted institutions; public media, top court and government most distrusted
Poles’ trust in all institutions has declined since last year, with the police seeing the largest fall.
Polish bishop resigns after reports of priests’ “sex party with male prostitute”
The bishop asked for forgiveness and apologised “if I have offended anyone or neglected anything”.
Polish city calls for end to municipal funding of Catholic catechism classes in schools
Wrocław, Poland’s third-largest city, spends millions of zloty a year on religion classes even though now only a minority of pupils attend them.
Proportion of Catholics in Poland falls to 71%, new census data show
That is down from 88% in the last census a decade earlier, while the proportion saying they belong to no faith rose from 2.4% to 6.9%.
Polish bishop apologises after reports of priests’ “sex party with male prostitute”
Media reports claim that the prostitute lost consciousness and was initially denied medical assistance.
