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Cardinal urges Poland to stand together after shooting
Six people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in Poland on Saturday when a gunman opened fire in Kraków’s Main Market Square, turning one of Europe’s best-known pilgrimage and peaceful tourist destinations into a scene of terror. Source: OSV News.
Priest in Belarus jailed for opposing Ukraine war
A Catholic priest who has opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and helped Ukrainian refugees has been sentenced to three years in prison in Belarus. Source: NCR Online.
Bishops appeal for calm as Polandʼs crisis deepens
Polandʼs bishops have appealed for de-escalation and prayer amid a deepening standoff over the countryʼs Constitutional Tribunal, warning that the dispute is driving a “deep crisis of the state”. Source: EWTN News.
Poland president expected to veto bills liberalising abortion
Poland’s parliament approved two bills on Tuesday that would liberalise the country’s strict abortion laws. Source: Crux Now.
Cardinals urge Poles and Ukrainians to maintain solidarity
Four years after Poles welcomed millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s full-scale invasion, Catholic leaders from both countries are urging their peoples not to let historical disputes undo that solidarity. Source: OSV News.
Polish bishops introduce fines for canonical offences
The Church in Poland has introduced financial penalties as a disciplinary measure for clergy and laypersons performing official Church functions who commit canonical offences. Source: EWTN News.
Envoy secures jail release of Belarusian priests
Two Belarusian Catholic priests listed as political prisoners of the regime have been freed, following a visit of a papal envoy to the country. Source: Catholic Review.
Catholic journalist released after five years in Belarus prison
A Catholic journalist imprisoned under harsh conditions since 2020 for reporting on the Belarusian regime for a US-funded news outlet has been freed, along with dozens of other political prisoners from Belarus. Source: National Catholic Register.
Priest in Belarus jailed for 13 years for unspecified political crime
A Polish religious order has requested prayers from Christians worldwide for one of its senior priests who was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment on unspecified political charges in Belarus. Source: OSV News.