The court says that the education ministry should have first reached an agreement with the Catholic church on the changes.
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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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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 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.
Court orders IKEA to reinstate Polish employee fired for homophobia
His lawyers hailed the ruling as “a milestone towards protecting religious freedom” against “large corporations that impose left-wing ideology on employees”.
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%.
Catholic church defends Polish third-grade schoolbook stating “I prefer to die than sin”
The education ministry has refused to comment, noting that school religion classes are the sole responsibility of the church.
Catholics protest construction of Lidl warehouse near site of Marian apparitions in Poland
They have won support from a government-appointed official, who says the Virgin Mary appeared in the village 160 times.
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.
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.
Metal star Nergal to face court in Poland for crime of offending religious feelings
The Behemoth frontman stamped on an image of the Virgin Mary.
Appeal for president to demote head of Polish Orthodox church over letter to Russian patriarch
Metropolitan Sawa wrote to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow to congratulate him on the anniversary of his enthronement.
Dramatic fall in church attendance in Poland, official figures show
The proportion of Catholics in Poland attending mass has fallen from 37% to 28% in two years, according to the church’s statistical institute.
