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August 23, 2012

Russian and Polish churches sign new agreement

Patriarch Kirill I of the Russian Orthodox Church and Catholic Archbishop Jozef Michalik of Przemysl have signed a statement of reconciliation in Warsaw.
January 21, 2012

Getting it together: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2012

Traditionally celebrated between 18 and 25 January (in the northern hemisphere) or at Pentecost (in the southern hemisphere), the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity mobilises countless congregations and parishes around the world.
June 24, 2011

Resisting climate change scepticism

It is a pretty sad day when the Polish European Union (EU) Commissioner says he isn’t sure whether human-made climate change actually exists.
April 30, 2011

Poles debate John Paul II's significance in his homeland

Polish Catholics say the beatification should make people "examine their consciences," and gain courage "to give up egoistic attitudes and behaviour."
February 24, 2011

Catholic book accuses Poles of profiting from the Holocaust

Poland's largest Catholic publishing house has published a book, accusing Poles of profiting from the Holocaust by betraying Jews and stealing their possessions.
December 2, 2010

Protests at donation of Austrian Catholic church to Orthodox

Polish congregations in Vienna have protested against a decision to offer one of the city's Catholic churches to Serbian Orthodox Christians
November 18, 2010

EU commissioner rejects Polish church bar on gay teachers

An EU commissioner has rejected claims by a Polish government minister that her country's Catholic schools can refuse to employ gay teachers.
April 15, 2010

Polish churches united in grief over president and crash victims

The death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and an entourage in a plane crash in western Russia has united Poles as well as Christian leaders from the country.
March 13, 2010

Polish church challenged to speak up for poor and marginalised

A Polish sociologist has urged the Catholic Church to speak out in defence of the poor, after it was revealed as having the highest child poverty rate in the European Union.
February 9, 2010

Polish Catholic bishop withdraws Holocaust remark and apologises

A Polish Roman Catholic bishop who accused Jews of "inventing the Holocaust" has apologised and withdrawn accusations of manipulation against the news agency which published the interview.