Offending religious feelings is a crime in Poland that carries a prison sentence of up to two years.
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Polish priest who organised World Youth Day charged with sex abuse
Mariusz W. was director of the Polish church’s national organising office for World Youth Day.
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Catholic diocese builds solar power plant in Poland
The facility will produce enough green energy to meet the demand of over 1,200 households.
Polish government paid record 200 million zloty to Church Fund in 2022, twice as much as decade ago
The state Church Fund subsidises health insurance contributions of clergy and for the renovation of religious buildings.
Only one new priest ordained in Polish city amid “crisis” at Catholic seminaries
In another Polish city, no new priests were ordained at all for the first time since 1950.
Church was “naive” over child sex abuse, says Polish bishop after report indicates 1,000 victims
It is “shameful that for decades we did not see the [victims’] suffering. Once again, I want to apologise for that”.
Catholic broadcaster challenges women to wear dresses not trousers to “honour Virgin Mary”
Women should “abandon men’s clothes” and embrace more “beautiful, feminine and dignified” outfits.
Poles face a crisis of faith: not in God, but in the Catholic church
Katarzyna Skiba
A deeply religious country wrestles with its own identity.
Polish church orders live mass broadcasts to be deleted in new media rules for priests
Clergy can only speak to traditional media with the permission of their superior and are required to appear in ecclesiastical clothing.
Vatican hands over files of priest accused of abuse to Polish court for first time
The move came after the local Polish archbishop informed the judge that he was unable to make the documents available himself.
Abuse enactment at church retreat for Polish school students sparks anger and apology
The priest responsible for the retreat admitted that the scene in question “crossed the boundary” and apologised to participants.
Artist on trial in Poland for offending religious feelings with abortion protest painting
It is the second time Krzysztof Soroka has faced trial over the image, with a court last year finding him guilty.
Polish priest was murdered in 1980s Germany as “victim of communist system”, finds investigation
Franciszek Blachnicki died in 1987 while in exile from communist Poland.
Poland’s Catholic church to appoint “team of independent experts” to investigate abuse
The decision follows new claims that the future Pope John Paul II was negligent on the issue while serving as archbishop of Kraków.
