“Every person has the right to choose a place to live, and the right to be respected in that place for their beliefs, culture, language and faith.”
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Poland complains to Vatican over bishops’ anti-government and anti-migrant remarks
The foreign ministry says the two bishops “slandered the government” and “indicated clear support for nationalist groups”.
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“This is a secular state”: Polish government ends subsidies for religious publications
“The mission of the state is not to spread faith and salvation,” says the culture minister.
Polish bishops choose new leader amid crisis for Catholic church in Poland
Tadeusz Wojda, the archbishop of Gdańsk, has been elected as the new president of the Polish Episcopal Conference.
Catholic church in Poland opposes reducing number of religion classes in schools
Access to religion classes in public school is a human right, argued the Catholic church’s central body in Poland.
Catholic church criticises new Polish government’s abortion and contraception plans
The head of the episcopate warns that “one must never comply with…laws that allow the direct murder of innocent human beings”.
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.
