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How the deep faith of John Studzinski has imbued his work in the worlds of finance and philanthropy

March 17, 2024

The following interview is part of a series called Profiles in Faith, exploring ways in which the personal and professional lives of noteworthy individuals have been shaped by their Catholic faith. Here Amanda Bowman speaks with financier and philanthropist John Studzinski. Amanda Bowman: As someone who has been so successful as a business leader, could

Poland grapples with changes to abortion law as Catholic Church hits back

February 01, 2024

Poland’s Catholic Church has spoken out against proposals by Poland’s new ruling coalition to liberalise the country’s abortion law and restore prescription-free access to the morning-after contraceptive pill. Civic Coalition (KO), the largest group in Poland’s ruling coalition, has submitted a bill to parliament to introduce abortion on demand up to the 12th week of pregnancy.

Exclusive Interview: author and historian Adam Zamoyski on Napoleon Bonaparte, the Enlightenment, the Catholic Church and Poland

December 14, 2023

Adam Zamoyski is a British historian of Polish origin. He has written numerous highly acclaimed books, including Poland: A History, and Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots and Revolutionaries, 1776-1871. He is also an expert on Napoleon, having written the 2019 biography Napoleon: The Man Behind the Myth, 1812: Napoleon’s Fatal March on Moscow and its sequel, Rites of Peace.

Poland’s Catholics are not going to like their new government

October 19, 2023

Following the Polish elections last week, the assumption is that over the next few weeks a new government will form as a result of a coalition between three parties led by Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition (Koalicja Obywatelska or “KO”), a so-called “centre right” party with a strong pro-EU stance and a socially liberal agenda. KO

How a persecuted Dutch family found asylum in Poland

September 12, 2023

The fate of children takes a particular centre-stage in the Gospels. Jesus articulates ethics that warn in the starkest terms about the importance of protecting children. So it is perhaps not surprising that the treatment of children might become a battle ground in the struggle between the opposing cultures of a growing secularism and the residual

30,000 attend beatification of Ulma family in Poland

September 11, 2023

Some 30,000 people attended the beatification of the Ulma family in the Poland on Sunday 10 September, the first time an entire family has been beatified. The beatification Mass for Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children, who were martyred during World War II for sheltering two Jewish families from the Nazis, took place

Small Polish town prepares for beatification of whole family killed for saving Jews

September 06, 2023

KRAKÓW, Poland – Around 11:30 am on September 1, a woman approached the Ulma family grave in a Markowa cemetery, bowed her head, and prayed. She was there primarily to visit her mother’s grave on the anniversary of her death, but also to visit the Ulma family, knowing that her father had played music at

How the stories circulating about St John Paul II are baseless speculation

May 22, 2023

Since March, Poland has witnessed an unprecedented attack on the reputation of St John Paul II. Up to that point, the Polish pope had enjoyed fairly widespread respect in his homeland, and even the critical liberal media had not been openly hostile to him. The climax of the attack came on March 8, with a