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January 10, 2024

Poland's bishops pledge dialogue with new government; others see conflict ahead for church

Father Leszek Gesiak, spokesman of the Polish bishops' conference, left, is seen at a Jan. 9, 2024, press conference in Warsaw with university professors explaining church financing and taxation of clergy. The newly installed Polish government coalition, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, said it would abolish a state Church Fund as part of its reforms. Church leaders said Jan. 9 they were not contacted by the government to discuss such a move and they needed to clarify "often inaccurate information on church financing or taxation of clergy."

Poland's bishops have pledged dialogue with their country's new liberal government, but leading Catholics warned that government plans for rapid secularizing change could spark conflict as the ruling coalition plans to limit religious classes in public schools and abolish the state Church Fund.

Published in International
October 7, 2016

Polish church vows to continue push for stricter abortion controls

Archbishop Henryk Hoser of Warsaw-Praga, Poland, arrives for the morning session of the Synod of Bishops on the familyin 2015 at the Vatican. Poland' s Catholic Church has reiterated support for stricter abortion controls, after parliamentarians voted down a law that would have sent aborting mothers to jail

WARSAW, Poland – Poland's Catholic Church has reiterated support for stricter pro-life controls, after parliamentarians voted down a law that would have sent aborting mothers to jail.

Published in International