Bishop Piotr Libera – Chairman of the Team of the Conference of the Polish

Episcopate for the Pilgrimage of Holy Father Benedict XVI to Poland, Secretary General of the Polish Episcopate, Chairman of the Team of the Conference of the Polish Episcopate for the Visit of Holy Father Benedict XVI to Poland, Secretary General of the Polish Episcopate, was born on 20 March 1951 in Katowice, Silesia, in a clerical family.  »»

Archbishop Józef Michalik – Chairman of the Conference of the Polish Episcopate

Chairman of the Conference of the Polish Episcopate, Archbishop Józef Michalik, Metropolitan of Przemyśl, was born on 20 April 1941 in Zambrów, Łomża diocese.  »»

Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk – Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

Apostolic nuncio to Poland, Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk, was born in 1938 in Jadowniki Mokre, Tarnów Diocese. He studied in the Hosianum Seminary in Olsztyn, where in 1962 he was ordained to the priesthood. After receiving holy orders he worked in parishes and studied canon law at the Catholic University of Lublin.  »»

The Church in Poland Today

Poland is not only one of the biggest countries of Europe, but also one of those European states where religious beliefs are manifested in a unique manner. The high percentage of Poles who profess their faith at a time of systemic transformations following 1989 gives the lie to the opinion that a developed society must of necessity be affected by secularisation. Harmonious relations between the State and the Church are likewise a value of Polish public life »»

An Outline of the History of Relations Between Poland and the Vatican

Contacts between Poland and the Holy See hark back to the origins of the Polish State and are tied with the acceptance of Christianity in its Western rite by Prince Mieszko I in the year 966. »»

Poland – Germany: from reconciliation to cooperation

The dramatic events of the Second World War for a long time froze the relations between the Churches of Poland and Germany. When on 18 November 1965 the Polish bishops attending the Second Vatican Council issued letters to Episcopates of 56 countries, extending invitations for the celebrations of the Millennium of Poland’s Baptism, the letter to the Episcopate of Germany, signed by 36 Polish bishops and containing a phrase "We forgive and ask forgiveness," came as a shock for many. »»

Karol Wojtyła’s Cracow

John Paul II repeatedly returned to his native land and to Cracow in his words, thoughts, and as a pilgrim. This was his beloved city, it was here that he spent 40 years of his life as a student, worker, priest, bishop, and cardinal until his election as pope. Today one may easily retrieve such "papal" venues of Cracow. »»

John Paul II in Poland

The prime message of the visit of John Paul II to Poland in 1979 can be summed up in the words of the prayer in the then Victory Square in Warsaw: "Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth. Of this land!Ł »»

1040 years of Christianity in Poland

Two dates are significant for the origins of Christianity on Polish soil: the year 966, when Prince Mieszko I accepted baptism, and the establishment of the first Episcopal metropolis in 1000, a decision of the Congress of Gniezno.  »»

Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church

The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church is one of the local, autonomous members of the family of the Orthodox Church. The current ecclesiastical diptych gathers 15 autocephalous churches (independent of any external authority) and three autonomous churches (partially dependent). »»

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