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Poland demands Vatican dismiss two bishops over sermons against illegal immigrationThe liberal Polish government claimed the comments violated the 1993 concordat between the Holy See and Poland.The Polish government has called on the Vatican to punish and dismiss two Catholic bishops who spoke out against the country’s immigration policy.Poland’s ambassador to the Holy See, Adam Kwiatkowski, delivered a diplomatic note to the Vatican’s Secretariat of State complaining about the recent statement by two Polish bishops on immigration and the Polish government.The document accused the bishops of making speeches that “undermine good Polish-German relations, slander the government, and indicate clear support...

The Polish Parliament looks set to debate a proposal to ban the Sacrament of Confession for those under 18 years of age. The move follows the submission of a petition to the Sejm, Poland’s lower House of Parliament, in October 2024. The petition has gathered around 13,000 signatures. A similar petition was presented to the Polish Parliament in 2023, but it was rejected because it did not meet the necessary conditions for admission, reports the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe). The latest petition attempt “met the formal requirements”, it adds. OIDAC Europe notes that...

Polish officials said they will arrest Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in compliance with a warrant from the International Criminal Court if he attends the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. "We are obliged to respect the provisions of the International Criminal Court," Władysław Bartoszewski, Poland’s deputy foreign minister, told Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on Friday. Dozens of world leaders are expected to attend the anniversary event on January 27, which will honor the estimated 1 million Jews who died in the Nazi genocide. Netanyahu is not due to attend the ceremony, according to Rzeczpospolita. The ICC issued an arrest...