The baroque church of Rumian is a real gem among the religious wooden architecture of the region. It was built in the years 1713-16 on the site of the old temple as an ex-voto of thanks to the parishioners for having saved them from death during the epidemics of plague and cholera which ravaged the … Read more
We welcomed refugees into Polish homes and church communities, offering them housing, work and school. With them, we are trying to build a new world, a new future, the New Jerusalem evoked by Pope Francis. The Holy Father views migration in a religious and spiritual way, and not only in a political or social way … Read more
The Austrian Catholic agency Kathpress celebrated its 75th anniversary with a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. On this occasion, the Holy Mass Cardinal Christoph Schönborn presided over the Franciscan Church in Vienna on May 4. As head of media in the Austrian episcopate, the Archbishop of Vienna is also the editor of Kathpress. Christianity … Read more
Archbishop Wiktor Skworc presided over the mass. Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice on the 33rd anniversary of the death of the late Herbert Bednorz, Bishop of Katowice. The Metropolitan of Katowice gave the introductory word to the liturgy. He recalled, among other things, that Bishop Bednorz participated in the Second Vatican Council and … Read more
As long as there is someone, even one person, who gives his life to another person for free, there will be Resurrection Sunday – said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa. In an interview with KAI, he shared his thoughts, incl. on the war in Ukraine, the link of this conflict with the … Read more