Church
Poland’s Cardinal Jozef Glemp dies at 83
Cardinal Jozef Glemp, who headed the Roman Catholic Church in Poland for more than two decades, has died at 83. Continue reading
Halloween ‘satanic rituals’ alarm Poland Catholic church
Poland’s powerful Roman Catholic church has raised the alarm about the growing influence of what it brands satanic rituals during Halloween. Continue reading
Poland to start funding IVF fertility treatment
Poland’s Prime Minster Donald Tusk announced plans on Monday to finance in-vitro fertilization treatment for couples, setting himself on a collision course with conservatives who say the procedure violates Catholic doctrine. Continue reading
Catholicism and sex shops: the struggle for Poland’s soul
At the sound of a bell from the altar, relayed over loud-speakers, about 50,000 people at an open-air mass last month in the Polish capital dropped down to kneel in the street.
It was a powerful symbol of Poland’s deeply felt Roman Catholicism, a reminder of the scenes in the 1980s when, inspired by Polish Pope John Paul II, people prayed in the streets and brought down Communist rule. Continue reading
Polish priest in bizarre whipped cream ‘initiation ceremony’
Police in Poland have launched an investigation after photographs were posted on a school website of 14-year-old children licking whipped cream from the knees of a priest.
The series of pictures show boys and girls, apparently pretending to be cats, approaching the priest, seated in a battered armchair, on all fours. Continue reading
Russian, Polish Churches Appeal for Forgiveness
The leaders of Russia’s Orthodox church and Poland’s Catholic church signed a document Friday that urges their nations to forgive each other for past wrongs. Continue reading
Russia’s Orthodox Patriarch Kirill arrives on historic visit to Catholic Poland
The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church has arrived in Catholic Poland on a historic visit expected to bring the two churches and nations closer together. Continue reading
Polish groups protest over Madonna’s Warsaw show
Catholic and veterans’ groups in Poland are protesting against a concert by Madonna because it falls on the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.
Some are urging ticket-holders to boycott Wednesday’s show, which comes 68 years after the city’s failed revolt against Nazi occupation began. Continue reading
Poland and IVF Deeply divisive
LATELY Poland has appeared as a rapidly modernising place, gradually less influenced by its old-fashioned Catholic clergy. The country now has one openly gay, one transsexual and two black MPs, which would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. Recent surveys suggest more than half the population supports at least some sort of legal recognition for same-sex couples, if not marriage. (Parliament will look at this on July 24th but the current proposals, tabled by smaller parties, are unlikely to pass.) Continue reading
Catholic youth crusade against Madonna in Poland
Singer Madonna is courting controversy again ahead of an August 1 gig in Warsaw, having already been threatened with legal action in France for projecting a swastika on an image of far-right party leader Marine Le Pen.
A group of young Catholics has launched an online petition to have the concert cancelled as it coincides with the Polish capital’s annual World War II commemoration of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against the city’s Nazi’s occupiers. Continue reading
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End of Polish program on OMNI TV – Rogers maneuver unveiled
On Thursday, Rogers Media announced major cuts in the form of the cancellation of some of its existing programs. Effective…
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How I Write My Historical Novels
Canadian-Polish author Eva Stachniak is revealing how she worked on her bestselling novel "The Winter Palace". Więcej
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Johanna Kern’s fantasy world (LISTEN to our interview with Johanna Kern)
Johanna Kern, a Canadian of Polish descent, first began her career as a professional actress in Europe, and moved to…
