Church

Sermon-giving ‘robotic priest’ arrives in Poland to support faithful during pandemic

With fewer people than ever studying to become priests, and with the Coronavirus also putting a strain on the church and accessibility of its services, robots have been touted by many as the answer. BBC/screenshot

Creator Gabriele Trovato from Tokyo’s Waseda University said: “The need to build such a robot became clear to me when I listened to friends who complained that they could not go to church during the pandemic.”

Oldest protestant church in Poland says women can now be ordained as priests and bishops

The Evangelical-Augsburg Church made the behind-closed-doors decision on Saturday during its Synod at the Lutheran Centre in Warsaw.

Treasure and human remains uncovered at site of 16th century church reconstruction after it was burnt to the ground

Contained inside, researchers unearthed 285 objects including 194 coins, 21 crosses and medals, 11 buttons, three rings, two coffin handles, 23 ceramic fragments, eight glass fragments, and a piece of a window.

Church publishes child sexual abuse report, asks for forgiveness

The Catholic Church in Poland has asked for forgiveness for the “evil of the Church” after new figures revealed over 360 incidents of child sexual abuse involving the clergy.

Delightful little church destroyed by fire in ‘Siberian Białystok’ rebuilt to former glory with donations from across the globe

The settlement near the city of Tomsk was established in 1896 by Poles from the areas of Grodno, Vilnius and Siedlce who decided to name their new village ‘Białystok’, hoping to emulate the prosperity experienced by its dynamically developing Polish namesake.

Poland increases limit for church congregations

Poland's prime minister has said churches will be allowed to be filled to 50-percent capacity from next week.

Bishops appeal for church attendance limits to be cut

Poland's bishops have appealed to the prime minister to ease current church attendance limits owing to falling Covid-19 infection figures.

Vatican punishes Polish bishop for covering up child abuse

The Holy See has banned a Polish bishop from participating in public religious ceremonies after finding him guilty of negligence in incidents of child sex abuse involving priests from his diocese.

Pope accepts resignation of a Polish bishop over child abuse cover-up

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Jan Tyrawa from the post of Bishop of Bydgoszcz due to accusations of covering up cases of paedophilia involving priests from his diocese.

Opposition party calls on church to rethink position on vaccines

Poland's Left (Lewica) opposition party has called on the country's episcopate to back down from its position that Covid-19 vaccines are made of human foetuses.

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