From the standpoint of those of us concerned about questions of nationality, sovereignty, and rootedness, it is only logical to find that the most resolute upholders of Catholic tradition should also be among the most […]
On January 27, 1945, advancing Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz concentration camp. Today, 75 years after the event, wars are still being fought over who was responsible for World War Two and the many atrocities which […]
Editor’s note: The Religious Freedom Institute, which works by education and advocacy to achieve global acceptance of religious freedom as a basic human right, the cornerstone of a successful society, and a source of national […]
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. […]
Thirty years ago last week, Poland began to self-liberate from communism through the first semi-free elections held behind the iron curtain since World War II. The memorable 1989 election poster created by the Solidarity movement’s […]
On September 22-25, Francis will become the first pope since St. John Paul II twenty-five years earlier to visit the Baltic republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, a cultural and religious melting pot populated by […]
Bernard Brien’s book Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, Truth Versus Totalitarianism (Ignatius Press, 2018) reminds us that the age of saints and matyrs is not quite past. […]
The much anticipated guidelines reflect what already is common pastoral practice in Poland, emphasizing accompaniment but uncompromising in their fidelity to the Church’s teaching. […]
As a beneficiary of IPN’s archives, a longtime friend of Poland, and a grateful recipient of that country’s highest award for contributions to Polish culture, […]
Last year, amid large protests, Poland failed to pass a total abortion ban. Today, the country seems poised to ban eugenic abortion. […]
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