Marcin Choduń
With the number of Poles training to be priests falling steadily, parishes are looking beyond Europe to fill the gaps.
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Polish official seeks charges against NGO that reported tying up of teens at Catholic retreat
A priest says the activity was voluntary and intended to “make the young people aware that sin is a bondage”.
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Polish state history body to reopen cases of priests who died under communism
There are cases in particular that could be re-examined, says the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).
Poland’s largest Protestant church approves ordination of women as pastors
The decision follows decades of debate and gradual progress towards gender equality in the church.
Number of trainee priests falls again in Poland, deepening “crisis” for Catholic church
The number of new students joining seminaries has fallen by more than half in less than a decade.
Documentary on priestly paedophilia and cover-ups prompts swift response from Poland’s Catholic church
An archbishop will call on the Vatican to open an investigation
Polish parishes face shortfall as lockdown stops faithful from leaving cash offerings
Priests also face financial woes with religious lessons called off and customary donations drying up.
One in four new Catholic priests in Europe is Polish – but numbers are falling
More priests are also abanding their vocation, according to figures.
Priests “forcibly detained” 13-year-old boy and called police after he spat out a communion wafer
Priests in Bełchatów called police to their church because a 13-year-old boy spat out his communion wafer.
