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Lepanto, the Poles, Islam, and Our Lady
October 7 is the day the Ottoman navy was defeated in Battle of Lepanto, thus saving Europe from further conquest by the formidable Muslim empire. […]
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News Briefs
Polish lawmakers narrowly defeat effort to decriminalize abortion assistance
Protesters hold a placard depicting an unborn baby as they take part in the March of Life in Warsaw, on April 14, 2024. / Credit: Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images
CNA Staff, Jul 15, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
Polish lawmakers narrowly… […]
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A Simple Heroism: A review of Irena’s Vow
MPAA Rating, PG-13 USCCB Rating: Not rated at the time of this review Reel Rating: 3 out of 5 reels There have been numerous films about the Holocaust, so many that certain new ones can […]
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The state of the Catholic Faith in post-COVID Poland
In December, the Institute for Catholic Church Statistics published its annual report on the Catholic Church in Poland, the first such yearbook with data obtained after pandemic-era restrictions had been lifted. While the report does […]
News Briefs
Polish New Left party pushes pro-abortion bills in new coalition government
"Love life, choose life:" National March for Life and Family in Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 18, 2022. / Credit: Sister Amata Nowaszewska
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 15, 2023 / 17:15 pm (CNA).
Polish lawmakers in the New Left political pa… […]
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WYD 2023 was a sign of great hope for the Church in the secularized West
This past week I was an eyewitness to hundreds of thousands of young Europeans and Americans adoring the Blessed Sacrament, waiting in long lines for confession, and proudly professing their love for the Church. In […]
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From Westerplatte to Lisbon…and everywhere else
Westerplatte, a narrow peninsula framing the Bay of Gdańsk, was the scene of one of the first battles of World War II in Europe. On Sept. 1, 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on […]
Features
Who is Grzegorz Ryś, Archbishop of Lodz, Poland?
On September 30th, Pope Francis will create twenty-one new cardinals, eighteen of whom are under eighty and will therefore have the right to vote in a future conclave. They include Grzegorz Ryś, Archbishop of Lodz, […]
News Briefs
WYD2023: Pilgrims cycle to Lisbon; pope to receive bicycles upon arrival
A group of young people left Troyes, France, and will be cycling an average of 56 miles a day, until they reach Celorico de Basto, to participate in the Days in the Dioceses. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Comité Organizador Arciprestal – Celorico … […]
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Ringing in a new era: the historic return of Nazi-plundered bells to Poland
Bishop Gebhard Fürst blesses the bell from St. Albertus Magnus in Oberesslingen in front of the church in Żegoty (Siegfriedswalde), Germany, which has now returned to its homeland of Poland. / Credit: Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart/Arkadius Guz… […]