Society-politics
AN INTERVIEW WITH A MEMBER OF THE SPANISH ROYAL FAMILY
On these days the attention of the world has been concentrated on Spain in relation to the abdication of king Juan Carlos, after 40 years of his reign. His son – the prince Philip becomes his successor. In order to get to know Spain better and Polish traces left there, with the count Jose Miguel Zamoyski de Borbon, who belongs to the Spanish Royal Family, Cesary Taracha talks about relations of Poland with Spain and love to homeland.
A GREAT PRAYER OF THE ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHER
FR. JERZY BIELECKI
The Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, whose history starts in 1099, expresses honor and respect for Lord’s resurrection and guards the glory of the One whom God resurrected from the dead (see the Acts of the Apostles 10.40). Jesus resurrected on the third day, as the Scripture says, and according to the tradition it was thought that it was in the year 33. The Gospels do not give exact dates, although they give many hints. »
THERE ARE STILL ATTEMPTS OF BREACHING POLISH CONSCIENCES
The Primate of Poland archbishop Wojciech Polak said during the central ceremonies of the Corpus Christi in Gniezno: – Corpus Christi is for us to learn to recognize God in our everyday life and make our life sensitive to God, so that in the name of God’s presence among us stretched out our arms in a gesture of reconciliation and forgiveness to those with whom our life is not easy. »
IT IS A HUMAN BEING, NOT A THING
Elzbieta Krawczyk talks with doctor of medical sciences Wanda Terlecka – the chairwoman of the Catholic Association of Polish Doctors
IT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONVERT OTHERS
Mateusz Wyrwich talks with Fr. Jacek Dudka – a Dominican, the general vicar of the General Vicariate in Russia and Ukraine, the superior of the Dominicans in these countries
REMEMBRANCE ABOUT AN APOSTLE OF ‘NIEDZIELA’
FR. JACEK MOLKA
On 10 June 2014 it has been the second death anniversary of the deceased prelate priest Marian Wiewiórkowski, who was a parish priest of the parish of St. Nicolas in Gomulin (archdiocese of Lodz) from 1997 till he died, where he based his pastoral ministry on ‘Niedziela’ »
ARTUR STELMASIAK
Thanks to Polish soldiers it was possible to save many human beings in my country – says archbishop Dieudonne Nzapalainga to ‘Sunday’, the chair of the Episcopal in the Central-African Republic »
SIGNPOSTS FOR DOCTORS: DECALOGUE AND THE HIPPOCRATES OATH
DR. KAZIMIERZ SZALATA, A founder and a director of the Conservatorium of Ethics ‘Medicine for a measure of the man’
In relation to unprecedented attacks on the group of doctors who publicly declared that in their work they would follow the voice of conscience, I express full solidarity with those who want to fulfill their ministry faithfully, with respect of the human life from conception to natural death. »
IN DEFENCE OF WORKERS OF THE HEALTH SERVICE
BISHOP DR. STEFAN REGMUNT, The chairman of the Team of the Polish Episcopal Conference for Pastoral Ministry of Health Service
FR. PROF. DR. ASSOC. STANISLAW WARZESZAK, The National Priest of Health Service and the Ill
A statement of the Team of the Polish Episcopal Conference for Pastoral Ministry of the Health Service and the Ill »
MIROSLAW PIOTROWSKI
From the initiative of dr. Wanda Poltawska, a known defender of life and a friend of St. John Paul II, the Faith Declaration was created which was signed by over 3 thousand doctors, nurses and students of medicine. It stipulates, among the others, that ‘the moment of contraception of the human being and his death depends only on God’s decision’. Taking on this role by the man, for example, doing an abortion, is contradictory with the Decalogue. »
FR. MAREK LUCZAK
Prof. Bogdan Chazan, referring to the clause of conscience refused to do abortion. Media discourage the doctor from worship and faith, although he had a right to this attitude and attempts of restricting him are at least obscene »
WIESLAWA LEWANDOWSKA
– Today is a strange Day – solemn – non-solemn, each of us experiences two kinds of feelings: 25 years ago most of us were happy that communism would end and today, listening to president Komorowski who allegedly spoke somehow correctly, did not feel like giving an applause – said the chief of the Association of Polish Journalists Krzysztof Skowronski at a meeting organized by ‘The ones in solidarity 2010’ and the Club Ronin »
BLASPHEMOUS TOUR
FR. PAWEŁ ROZPIĄTKOWSKI
In Poznan the show of the blasphemous spectacle ‘Golgotha picnic’ has been stopped. Protests of the Catholics brought an intended result. The directors of the Festival Malta, cancelling the spectacle, was explaining it for fear of protests. Let’s remind that the festival is financed to much extent from the public means, from the budget of the state and ministry and companies of the state treasury. »
ARCHBISHOP ZYGMUNT ZIMOWSKI ACCEPTED TO THE ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHER
LIDIA DUDKIEWICZ
Miechów became a witness of an important even, inscribed in the latest history of the Knights’ Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. In this historical place on the Polish land, on 15 June 2014, investiture of archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski from Vatican took place »
CHRISTIANOPHOBIC PERFORMANCE IN POZNAN
FR. PAWEŁ ROZPIĄTKOWSKI
First there was a director of the theatre who made a disgraceful comment on the election of pope Francis. Practically she did not get punished. Now Poznań is famous for another demonstration aimed against faith. »