New Polish website allows users to report anti-Church hate
Lawyers from the conservative Ordo Iuris organization want to put an end to demeaning jokes and criticism of Pope John Paul II online
John Paul II statue in Canada falls victim to acts of vandalism
A wave of anti-Catholic attacks is spreading across Canada, four churches have been burned down
‘We love Poles, and we treat them like brothers’ – Hungarian sculptor gifts John Paul II statue to Polish university
“In the West, the statues of great historic figures are being removed while in Poland and in Hungary the memory of John Paul II is being cultivated and statues in his name are erected”
6 questions for John Paul II’s assassin
Italian author Gian Franco Svidercoschi released an open letter which contained six crucial questions concerning Mehmet Ali Agca’s attempted assassination of John Paul II on May 13, 1981
John Paul II’s bloodied cassock is on display in Kraków
The cassock, which the former Polish pope wore during the assassination attempt on his life, still bears the bloodstains from that fateful day
Ali Agca: “Not everything has been revealed”
The Turkish assassin responsible for the attempt on John Paul II’s life hints at “Bulgarian trail” theory again
Democracy without values? A ‘dictatorship of relativism’ is rising, warns Polish history professor
History Professor Grzegorz Kucharczyk of the Polish Academy of Sciences cites the Polish and German popes while warning of political currents which worship relativism
The end of an era for the Polish Church
The form of the Church established by the greats such as John Paul II and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński has been exhausted in 2020, writes Catholic columnist Tomasz Terlikowski
Polish archbishop: Some want to tear John Paul II from our hearts
Opinion: By destroying the memory of John Paul II, we destroy our community
Many Poles still understand that if we disregard Pope John Paul II, we will lose our last and only chance at being a community, writes Jacek Wojtysiak, columnist at Catholic weekly “Gość Niedzielny”
Head of Polish Catholic Church calls for Church to come clean over sex abuse allegations
The Primate of the Polish Catholic Church Wojciech Polak has said that the Church needs to cleanse itself of the sex abuse scandals that have engulfed it
Statues of John Paul II attacked throughout Poland by pro-abortion protesters
In the city of Wołomin, a man was beaten for trying to protect a statue of Saint John Paul II
Polish President Duda meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican
The president of Poland discusses coronavirus with the Pope and prays for Poland during mass
Poland: President Duda cites Saint John Paul II amid LGBT controversy
St. John Paul II Polish Institute of Culture in Rome inaugurated on centenary of Polish Pope’s birth
Pope Francis wrote a letter in which he emphasized the values of John Paul II which should be exemplified by the new institution
39 years ago, a Turkish terrorist shot Polish Pope John Paul II in assassination attempt
Today, the ultra-nationalist Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca who shot Pope John Paul II walks free in Istanbul
Three great Polish days in 1978
41 years ago, the world witnessed three, great, Polish days
The de-wojtylization of Pope John Paul II
Despite John Paul II being canonized, there has been a phenomenon of “de-wojtylization” in the Church, claims Tomasz Terlikowski.
“Our Pope” exhibition opens in Kraków
The newest John Paul II exhibition in Kraków opens today, on the 40th anniversary of Karol Wojtyła becoming the Pope. “From all my heart, I hope that the Holy Pope will work among us once again,” retired pope Benedict XVI told the organizers.
A museum to be opened for the reconstructed Polish popemobile
The famous popemobile, in which John Paul II took his first pilgrimage to Poland, has been reconstructed and placed in a museum built especially for it. The vehicle is a revamped version of the Polish car model Star 660.
Anti-Catholic pop culture
Poland’s deep Catholicism may not be as dominating as it seems. Anti-Catholic pop culture has become trendy in Poland, warns Weronika Kostrzewa.