Polish Orthodox Church

Polish Orthodox Church establishes burial rites for stillborn and unborn children

Members of the Holy Synod of the Polish Orthodox Church, meeting in Warsaw last week, established the burial rites for children who die at birth or before birth. Responding to enquiries from Polish Orthodox Christians in the Kraków area concerning the burial of stillborn children, the Synod clarified that the mandatory practice established in the…

Nov 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Polish Orthodox bishops defend religious education amid changes to school curriculum

“Religious education supports the growth and development of the younger generation,” Polish Orthodox bishops said last week following the autumn session of the Holy Synod of the Polish Orthodox Church. “Education authorities, school headteachers and parents should be aware of this and make every effort to eliminate anything that does not contribute to human development,”…

Nov 2, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Polish Orthodox Church adds 16 newly canonized Romanian Saints to its liturgical calendar

The sixteen newly canonized saints proclaimed in the context of the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate will also be included in the liturgical calendar of the Orthodox Church of Poland. The decision was approved by the Holy Synod of the Polish Church during its most recent working session, held on March 18 in Warsaw. During…

Apr 14, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Polish Orthodox Church celebrates a century of autocephaly

The Polish Orthodox Church marked its centennial anniversary of autocephaly on Wednesday. Following World War I, Orthodox Christians in Poland worked diligently to gain independence for their Church from the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1922, a synod was convened to proclaim the Polish Orthodox Church’s autocephaly, an initiative officially recognized by Ecumenical Patriarch Gregory VII…

Nov 14, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Polish faithful process 16 km for Supraśl icon of Mother of God

Poland’s Supraśl Monastery of the Annunciation was the site of a joyous celebration last week in honour of the monastery’s wonderworking icon of the Mother of God. Thousands annually gather for the feast at the monastery in northeastern Poland on August 9-10, and this year was no exception, as thousands of Orthodox faithful from Poland…

Aug 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Take a 360° virtual tour of Warsaw’s Orthodox Cathedral

Thanks to a new presentation on the official site of the Polish Orthodox Church, Orthodox faithful from around the world can easily tour the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene in Warsaw. The 360° virtual tour provides a complete look at both the upper church and the lower chapel of the Passion of…

Jul 8, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Polish Orthodox Church consecrates Warsaw’s Agia Sophia Cathedral

Nearly five years after its foundation stone was laid, the Agia Sophia Cathedral in Warsaw was festively consecrated on the eve of the feast of the Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos. The new cathedral, based on the iconic Agia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul, is the first Orthodox church to be built in Warsaw in a…

Sep 24, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Polish Church adds 30 names to Synaxis of Podlasie Martyrs

At the meeting of the Bishops’ Council of the Polish Orthodox Church on October 29, 30 names were added to the Synaxis of the Martyrs of Chełm and Podlasie. Now, another 30 holy martyrs have been glorified among the saints and added to the Synaxis. The Bishops’ Council of the Polish Church met on Tuesday, March…

Mar 20, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Head of Polish Orthodox Military Ordinariate visits Romanian Patriarchate

The head of the Polish Orthodox Military Ordinariate, His Eminence Archbishop George (Jerzy) Pańkowski, paid a visit to Romania from Nov. 25 to Nov. 28, 2019. The delegation of the Polish Orthodox Church was invited to Romania by Fr. Florin Vladoiu, head of the Religious Assistance Section of the Romanian Ministry of National Defence. “It…

Dec 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Artists finish frescoes at main dome of new Warsaw Orthodox Church

The main dome of the new Orthodox Church in Warsaw has been completely painted by iconographers. The completion of the frescoes was announced by the local archdiocese in a communique published on the Polish Church’s website. The Church of Hagia Sophia in Warsaw has five domes with the main dome towering at a height of…

Oct 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Polish Orthodox Church to celebrate 100th anniversary of Polish independence

The office of the Holy Synod of the Polish Orthodox Church has announced that it will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Poland’s regaining of independence with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. The central event will be held on Sunday, October 28 at the Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene in Warsaw, with the Divine Liturgy…

Oct 19, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu