Religia

A 21-year-old Pole living in Brunico in Trento in northern Italy was arrested on suspicion of murdering his neighbor. It was, as everything seems to be, a satanic murder, according to the local edition of the daily Corriere della Sera.more

A historic Glasgow church has been gutted by flames, after more than 30 firefighters were called out to an early morning blaze. Though small in size, St Simon's was well-frequented and was the spiritual home of the Polish community in the west of Scotland who had established a shrine there.more

A woman wearing a Charlie Hebdo T-shirt was attacked with a knife at Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park on Sunday, police said.more

Pope Francis will visit Scotland “for a very short time” in November, a spokesperson for the country’s bishops’ conference said Monday.more

More than 70 letters requesting information and files of criminal and administrative proceedings were sent to representatives of Catholic male religious congregations, the State Commission for Pedophilia in Poland informed today.more

Pope Francis has undergone successful surgery to treat a colon problem at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican says. The 84-year-old "responded well" to the treatment, which was performed under general anaesthetic, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.more

The Methodist Church is allowing same-sex marriages in a move that has been hailed as a ‘momentous step on the road to justice and inclusion’. more

In 2020, the Church Fund grew by as much as PLN 40 million more than originally planned. This is a record, never before have religious associations received so much from the state - reports "Gazeta Wyborcza" today.more

Pope Francis has said he was pained by the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Catholic school for indigenous students in Canada and called for respect of the rights and cultures of native peoples, but stopped short of the direct apology some Canadians had demanded.more

Church authorities condemn Fr. prof. Tadeusz Guz. The clergyman criticizes the restrictions in the churches and compares the vaccinations to Nazi experiments.more

Boris Johnson's comments about women wearing the burka have given an impression that the Tories are "insensitive to Muslim communities", an independent review has said.more

The Spanish Bishops' Conference has confirmed that 220 clergymen may have committed sexual abuse against minors in the past 20 years. The bishops' declaration is the first of its kind in the history of the Spanish Church.more

St. John Paul II in front of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Paris, near the Concorde square, was covered with paint by unknown perpetrators. The reconstruction of the Polish church in Corbeil-Essonnes, burnt in 2020, is still ongoing.more

"Poles have the Parisian Cathedral of Notre Dame in their hearts. Thank you for your love," said the French Fr. Patrick Chauvet on the second anniversary of the fire of this most important temple in Paris. "We do not know anything about the causes of the church fire, it may have been a short circuit in the electrical system, but it will take years to find out," he adds.more

An immigrant from Poland, Halina Różańska de Pochylak, who lives in Argentina, told the Vatican News portal about her missions in prisons there, during which she observed the ministry of Pope Francis. There were many conversions after his visits - she added.more

Polish followers of Islam will begin Ramadan - the month of fasting - with prayers this evening. From tomorrow, their religious rules related to this time will apply, incl. no food or entertainment from sunrise to sunset.more

The London Metropolitan Police today regretted the interruption of the Good Friday service at the Polish Church of Christ the King in Balham, south London.more

A priest and another clergyman were held for questioning Thursday over a packed Easter mass held in Paris in defiance of Covid restrictions, prosecutors said.more

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an Easter message on Sunday that the country is going to see "brighter days ahead" after a "very tough" pandemic year.more

This year's celebration of Easter in churches in Great Britain can be held with the participation of the faithful. However, their number is limited, so in many Polish churches there were not enough tickets for everyone.more

Pope Francis urged Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter Sunday address, calling vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic and urging their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries.more

A Catholic church has hit out at police for "brutally" exceeding their powers after officers shut down its Good Friday service in London.more

On Sunday of the Lord's Resurrection, most of the faithful in Europe can go to the churches for mass. Due to the pandemic, there are restrictions and limits. In Italy, you can only go to the nearest temple. In Germany, liturgies are not accompanied by singing. In Spain, the processions were canceled. In Slovakia, only individual prayer is possible.more

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The leader of Poland 2050 party, Szymon Hołownia, announced today that during Easter, churches should be subject to restrictions "at least like last year". He pointed out that the church should be treated simply as a building where the virus "can transmit too".more