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World Youth Day 2016 in Poland will offer ‘Message of Mercy’

Poland (CNS) — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 22:55:20 +0000

By Jonathan Luxmoore

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — A new airport, improved road and rail links, a fleet of dream buses and “Youth Bible” are among features projected for the Catholic Church’s 14th international celebration of World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, in 2016.echo $variable;

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Joyful Polish Catholics make travel plans for John Paul II’s beatification

Poland (CNS) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) Poland’s Catholics have reacted with joy to the announcement that Pope John Paul II will be beatified May 1, and many have made plans to travel to Rome. Poland’s Gazeta Wyborcza daily newspaper reported Jan. 16 that all available rooms at Polish hostels in Rome were already booked for the beatification, which

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Martyred Polish priest beatified at Mass in Warsaw in front of 140,000

Poland (CNS) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0000

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) A martyred Polish priest was praised for standing against the oppressive forces of communism when he defended human rights in his sermons during a beatification Mass in the Polish capital. More than 140,000 people listened intently during the June 6 ceremony in Pilsudski Square as Archbishop Angelo Amato, prefect of the Vatican’s

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Catholic officials, organisations launch campaign for climate change

Poland (CNS) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0000

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) Catholic Church officials from 38 countries have launched a campaign with more than 170 Catholic organisations to persuade the United Nations to meet the "moral obligation" of tackling climate change. "Climate change is a reality today affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions in developing countries by exacerbating storms, droughts and natural

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Polish archbishop denies claims he acted as communist informer

Poland (CNS) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) A prominent Polish archbishop has denied claims he acted as an informer for the communist-era Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa, or secret police. Archbishop Henryk Muszynski of Gniezno said he never signed any secret police documents and felt "painfully shocked" when recently he was shown documents by the Church’s historical commission listing him as a

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Polish prelate backs plan to force chemical castration of paedophiles

Poland (CNS) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) A Polish archbishop has backed government plans to permit the forced chemical castration of paedophiles as part of a crackdown on sex offenders. "Bearing in mind the methods of treatment available when we want to cure a person, it seems ethical to help him this way," said retired Archbishop Tadeusz Goclowski of

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Turkish bishops mark 2000th anniversary year of St Paul’s birth

Poland (CNS) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) Turkey’s Catholic bishops marked the 2000th anniversary year of the birth of St Paul in the southern Turkish city of Tarsus and outlined preparations for the Pauline year. "This event is for all Christian communities, since Paul is a teacher for all the disciples of Christ. However, the anniversary is of particular

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