Oct 4, 2024 | Law, Society Two priests from a Catholic diocese in Poland that has been hit by a series of scandals in recent years have been charged with sexual offences against minors A third former priest from the same diocese has also been charged with fraud allegedly committed during his time as a clergyman A priest has been given an 18-month prison sentence after being found guilty of four charges relating to a drug-fuelled sex party he held with two men in his apartment The case caused a scandal last year and led to the resignation of the local bishop https://t.co/JJbCtoLMxv — Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) April 10, 2024 The first of the accused is a 63-year-old priest (who He has been charged with committing two sexual offences against minors and placed in pretrial detention was charged with a total of nine “offences against sexual freedom and morals to the detriment of identified minors” He has not been held in custody but is subject to police supervision and is banned from contact with the victims and working with children Prosecutors did not disclose details of the alleged acts carried out by the men a spokesman for the Sosnowiec district prosecutor’s office indicated that 11 children had been victims of the priests Explaining why only one of the accused has been placed in detention Kilian told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) that it is because the “reprehensibility and social harmfulness of the conduct committed by the detained suspect far exceeds the offences committed by the suspect who was released” He heard a charge of two counts of fraud relating to the time when he was still a priest Following news of the arrests on Wednesday Sosnowiec diocese issued a statement saying that one of the clergymen accused of sexual abuse had been banned from public pastoral ministry for over a year and prohibited from contacting children and youth “This occurred after a report of a potential criminal act received by the then bishop,” said diocese spokesman Przemysław Lech “[Since then] the priest was away from the parish in a place designated by the bishop.” The second of the priests charged with abuse was suspended from his duties as a parish priest by the church on Wednesday he was banned from having contact with children He was transferred to the lay state in 2019 The diocesan curia has not known his whereabouts since 2016,” Lech added [AKTUALIZACJA] Kuria wydała oświadczenie w sprawie zatrzymanych księży, informując, że jeden z nich miał od roku zakaz posługi i kontaktu z dziećmi.https://t.co/1ciUUK2s70 — tvn24 (@tvn24) October 2, 2024 The proceedings against the three men were initiated based on material obtained during another investigation conducted in the Sosnowiec diocese into the murder of a 26-year-old deacon at a church property last year the man was killed by a 40-year-old priest who shot him six times and stabbed him multiple times and then took his own life Proceedings in this case were discontinued due to the death of the 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Today the headquarters of municipal operator Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej in Sosnowiec saw the official hand-over of 14 new electric buses made by Solaris Along with the vehicles the manufacturer has provided the requisite charging infrastructure The newly supplied vehicles are the first buses in the city of Sosnowiec to sport the new metropolitan colours On the basis of an order received in August 2020 Solaris has supplied 14 electric buses to municipal operator […] On the basis of an order received in August 2020 Solaris has supplied 14 electric buses to municipal operator PKM Sosnowiec: 9 Urbino 12 electric solo buses and 5 articulated Urbino 18 electric units The delivery also included the charging infrastructure three pantograph chargers (for fast charging during the day) and eight depot plug-in chargers (for charging overnight) All vehicles boast Solaris High Energy batteries Featuring fully automated air-conditioning of the whole vehicle the comfortable bus interior will fit 86 passengers in the case of the Urbino 12 electric buses while the Urbino 18 electric units can carry 130 people E-buses are fitted with a whole range of amenities and measures to enhance safety PKM Sosnowiec has once again opted to mount a breath alcohol ignition interlock device in its buses The vehicles are also equipped with a passenger counting system and a closed driver’s cabin Safety will be ensured by surveillance cameras monitoring the passenger compartment and the road in front of the vehicle as well as devices monitoring the street while reversing and the pantograph when the batteries are being charged The vehicles also feature a pre-conditioning system which allows for the automatic control of heating before a bus sets off on its daily route “The hand-over ceremony of 14 state-of-the-art electric buses and the requisite charging infrastructure is an event and a project of enormous importance for us are an excellent example of transitioning towards zero-emission public transport Sosnowiec is thus following the trend of employing the best European solutions which are resident- and environmentally friendly” responsible for Product Development and Production “Our company is a leader when it comes to new technologies We were the first in our conurbation to operate a hybrid bus and subsequently the first to purchase an electric bus The speed of the changes in PKM Sosnowiec may surprise people and I hope that the new e-buses will be as good as those purchased from Solaris three years ago These three electric buses have already covered almost a million kilometres in total!” © Copyright 2012 - 2025 | Vado e Torno Edizioni | All rights reserved | P.I whose rescue actions were guided by the principle 'All for one and one for all' I can't recall coming across another group like this: So focused during all the years of the war so independent and determined to help others and to save friends and fight the Germans at risk to their own lives." Manus Diamant wrote these words about his friends members of the "Nasza Grupa" ("our group" in Polish) most 16-25 years old from the "Hanoar Hazioni" youth movement who gathered together in early 1942 in the Zaglembie (Zagłębie) region in northwest Poland attempted to prevent the deportation of Jews to Auschwitz obtained false documents for young Jewish men and women Approximately 50 members of the group survived leader of "Hanoar Hazioni" in Sosnowiec and director of the youth department in the Judenrat left his position at the Judenrat after refusing to cooperate in the organization of deportations from Zaglembie that began in the spring of 1942 during the "Big Punkt" Aktion (the deportation of some 12,500 Jews from Zaglembie to Auschwitz) members of "Hanoar Hazioni" worked to save Jews and to smuggle them from their houses where they crowded together waiting for deportation an activist in "Hanoar Hazioni" walked around in a nurse's uniform during the Aktion: which is what saved me during the war years during an Aktion I was permitted to walk amongst people and offer them help […] I always wore two nurse coats most important assistance was my coat […] I could give some girl and then she could walk around like a nurse." activists in various pioneer youth movements in the area entered "Farma" a Hachshara (Zionist pioneer training) farm in Bendzin (Będzin) and decided to establish a resistance movement that would mount an armed struggle against the deportations This decision was inspired by Mordechai Anielewicz The underground movement included groups from the "Hashomer Hatzair" "Hashomer Hadati" and "Hanoar Hazioni" youth movements They did not succeed in making contact with the Polish underground and only managed to obtain a small number of weapons They came up against opposition from Moshe Merin head of the central Judenrat in Sosnowiec and Chaim Molczadski who saw them as reckless youngsters whose actions would prove disastrous for all the Jews Merin handed ten underground activists disseminating anti-German propaganda over to the Germans a rescue opportunity presented itself in the form of South American passports that members of the Hechalutz in Switzerland sent to Zaglembie These documents allowed Jews to enter detention camps for foreign citizens where they could stay until the end of the war there was a difference of opinion between those who favored armed resistance and members of "Gordonia" and "Hanoar Hazioni" who were beginning to think that escape was the answer Information about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in April 1943 only served to deepen the rift and an argument flared amongst the members of the pioneer underground as to how to move forward Members of "Dror" and "Hashomer Hatzair" wanted to continue the armed struggle in the cities of Zaglembie whereas most of the members of "Hanoar Hazioni" saw the main focus as rescuing Jews and smuggling them out of Poland the deportation of Zaglembie's Jews to Auschwitz recommenced Moshe Merin and some of his senior assistants were deported to Auschwitz the liquidation of the ghettos in Zaglembie began and some 30,000 Jews from Bendzin and Sosnowiec were deported to Auschwitz The first escapees reached Hungary in September 1943 This group joined forces with "Hanoar Hazioni" in Hungary and inspired the youth movements in Hungary to engage in underground activity together with "Hashomer Hatzair" in Hungary traveled to peripheral areas to warn the Jews of what was coming and prepared bunkers for the eventuality of the German occupation of Hungary – which is indeed what occurred in March 1944 they worked to find escape routes for the Jews "Nasza Grupa" member Pinek Trajman was one of those who located the escape routes to Romania members of the "Nasza Grupa" were arrested and imprisoned time and time again which necessitated their release and the issue of new forged documents for them "[Nasza Grupa member] Ruth Landau's parents and seven-year-old brother were caught when trying to cross the border posing as Polish Christians I told the German [a German officer whom Yaakov had befriended] about them and asked him to find out how they were […] I gave him money and explained how he should act […] We arranged that he would bring them to me at the coffee house […] and the family did reach me […] Ruth's parents couldn't believe that they had been rescued and wanted to know how I'd managed to organize their release "Now find yourselves an apartment" One group of the "Nasza Grupa" travelled towards the border with Yugoslavia and they reached the border city of Mohács they identified a Jew who had collaborated in betraying Jews to the Nazis in Poland The task of carrying out of the sentence was given to three members of the group:  Alex Gutman-Gathmon born in Tarnow who joined "Hanoar Hazioni" in Hungary; and Dina Firstenberg-Gilboa a member of "Hanoar Hazioni" in Sosnowiec approximately 16 members of the group were arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned and the rest of those detained were released The three endured terrible torture and were handed over to the Hungarian authorities who transferred them to prison in the city of Pecs Their comrades tried everything to rescue them whose name featured on the list of people wanted for the same crime reached the prison with the help of forged Red Cross papers to bring us an escape plan and asked her in Polish: 'Did they torture you?'  She lifted her eyes at the bottom of which was the escape plan." All the rescue attempts of the three detainees were unsuccessful The date of their execution was set for 29 November 1944 the Soviets arrived and liberated the prison More than 60 members of "Hanoar Hazioni" who were active in the "Nasza Grupa" many of the group's survivors immigrated to Eretz Israel solidarity and the feeling of extended family stayed with the group members in Eretz Israel too and was a source of strength and support as they rebuilt their lives and contributed to the fledgling State and its security Members of the group were amongst the founders of "Masuah" Emil Brig was awarded the title "Hero of Israel" for his bravery in the War of Independence Manus Diamant took part in Eichmann's capture Alex Gutman Gatmon was an emissary of the Mossad and commander of the secret operation to bring the Jews of Morocco to Israel Tusia Herzberg was awarded the President's Medal for her volunteer work in impoverished neighborhoods and for establishing the first after-school club for children in Israel members of the "Nasza Grupa" and their families have been getting together each year on 29 November Emil and Dina were saved from certain death three survivors of the "Nasza Grupa" Ruth Hilman-Landau and Shoshana Shalev held a gathering with their families and with members of the second third and fourth generation members of the group In 2020, "Nasza Grupa" survivors Fela Trajman and Linka Rosenberg, and Toshia Herzberg's daughter Rina Dayagi, donated photographs and documents relating to the story of the "Nasza Grupa" to Yad Vashem as part of the national project "Gathering the Fragments" Excepturi eos omnis ex corrupti doloribus veniam error aliquam suscipit sapiente recusandae voluptatem commodi porro ratione maiores assumenda soluta Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The Polish electric bus manufacturer has just completed an order by delivering 14 electric buses to municipal operator PKM Sosnowiec in the Polish city of Sosnowiec The order includes 9 Urbino 12 electric solo buses and 5 articulated Urbino 18 electric units as well as charging infrastructure In terms of the charging infrastructure, the delivery also included, a total of three pantograph chargers for fast charging during the day and eight depot plug-in chargers were delivered for charging overnight. The order for the electric buses and charging infrastructure came last year in August “The hand-over ceremony of 14 state-of-the-art electric buses and the requisite charging infrastructure is an event and a project of enormous importance for us,” explained Dariusz Michalak adding: “The investment plans of Sosnowiec are an excellent example of transitioning towards zero-emission public transport Sosnowiec is thus following the trend of employing the best European solutions which are resident- and environmentally friendly.” solarisbus.com I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology Oct 24, 2023 | Society The Vatican has accepted the resignation of Grzegorz Kaszak No official reason has been given for his departure but it comes following a scandal over reports that a priest in his diocese organised a “sex party” at which a male prostitute lost consciousness and was denied medical treatment the apostolic nuncio in Poland – the Vatican’s ambassador – announced that Kaszak’s resignation had been accepted by Pope Francis and that Adrian Galbasa the diocese of Sosnowiec published a resignation letter from Kaszak He “asked everyone to forgive my human limitations” and added that “if I have offended anyone or neglected anyething the letter gave no reason for his departure Kaszak’s resignation has been widely interpreted as a response to the scandal that emerged last month over media reports that a group of priests organised a “sex party” in an apartment belonging to their parish at which a male prostitute lost consciousness and was initially denied medical assistance the local Catholic curia confirmed that there had been an incident involving the “intervention of an ambulance and police” and said that the bishop had appointed a commission to urgently explain what had happened The priest in whose apartment the alleged incident took place – who can be named only as Tomasz Z under Polish privacy law – was removed from all ecclesiastical duties “until the matter is clarified” Prosecutors also confirmed that they are investigating the incident Kaszak himself published a letter saying that he “apologises to all those who were affected and saddened by the… painful events” and the “ashamed priests” involved A bishop has apologised after reports that priests organised a “sex party” at which a male prostitute lost consciousness and was denied medical assistance The church has confirmed that an incident took place, though says some media reports are inaccurate https://t.co/kdJt841MLE — Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) September 25, 2023 the diocese of Sosnowiec announced that its commission had established that “Father Tomasz Z. committed a very serious violation of moral norms which the church does not consent to and strongly condemns” It added that “Father Tomasz Z.’s conduct seriously violated the obligations arising from the clerical state which may be considered a crime within the meaning of canon law” “Taking into account the great scandal among the faithful the bishop of Sosnowiec decided to initiate proceedings under which the most severe church penalties could be applied to the priest,” it concluded "Fakty ustalone przez Komisję pozwoliły stwierdzić, że ks. Tomasz Z. wraz z dwiema innymi osobami świeckimi dopuścił się bardzo poważnego złamania norm moralnych, na co Kościół nie wyraża zgody i co zdecydowanie potępia" – podkreśla diecezja sosnowiecka.https://t.co/EmKQ1215vm — Stacja7.pl (@Stacja7pl) October 6, 2023 Speaking after the bishop’s resignation today told news website Onet that it was a “good decision” and that “the Vatican had no other choice” given “the endless scandals in the Sosnowiec diocese” the rector of a seminary in Sosnowiec reportedly got into a fight in a gay club He subsequently continued to serve in his position for a year and a half until the Vatican intervened and closed down the seminary a deacon was found dead at a church property in the diocese Prosecutors established he had been murdered by a priest who then took his own life by jumping in front of a train today called Kaszak’s departure “a very good move by Pope Francis” but said that it “should have happened earlier” although the bishop had officially resigned it seemed clear that he was “encouraged” to do so by the Vatican Biskup sosnowiecki Grzegorz Kaszak zrezygnował po aferze. "Watykan nie miał wyjścia" https://t.co/CK50WIXkMW — Onet (@onetpl) October 24, 2023 Senior figures in Poland’s Catholic church have been at the forefront of a campaign in recent years against what they call “LGBT ideology”. The archbishop of Kraków, Marek Jędraszewski, has likened that “rainbow plague” to communism and Nazism In 2020, the Polish Episcopal Conference (KEP), the central organ of the Catholic church in Poland, adopted an official “position on the question of LGBT+” in which it recommended the creation of “clinics to help people who want to regain their…natural sexual orientation” Main image credit: GRZEGORZ CELEJEWSKI / AGENCJA GAZETA Daniel Tilles is editor-in-chief of Notes from Poland , , The 1,200 square metre national symbol was unfurled on the beach in Międzyzdroje [email protected] his wife Alta née Zilberberg and their six children – Yaacov (b who was in a Hashomer Hatzair kibbutz in Radom fled to Vilna together with his kibbutz comrades The rest of the family left Sosnowiec and wandered from place to place Yaacov was sent by the youth movement to Lvov where he remained where they were reunited with their brother Menachem The Japanese say: "Keep the sweetest for last" I gaze at your photograph and I don't recognize you and feel as though someone else is writing them Every word of your letters reflects your serious attitude every facial feature reveals how much you have grown up I am really proud of you and of your independence I don't know if your journey [to Eretz Israel] is happening now or will happen in the near future but I'm sorry that I can't call you on the telephone from where I am living in a small village and I can't travel to Stanislavov to call you and you know yourself what to say to Necha [Necha Fergricht a member of Hashomer Hatzair in Sosnowiec and a friend of Schprinze's and became a role model for the Hashomer Hatzair members] It is a pity that I cannot be with you now and I am even more upset that once again you are going off into the wide world without me You should have waited and we could have gone together You are probably laughing at me and saying: "One doesn't give a sausage to a dog" [Polish saying meaning: One doesn't give nuts to someone who doesn’t have teeth] I don't want to even consider the idea that your plans will go awry you should accept the situation gracefully that this stormy war raging in the world has overturned many people's plans Did it ever occur to you that you would be in Eretz Israel so soon Moshe is far away [Siberia] and is suffering greatly from the cold Le sort des enfants juifs en France pendant la Shoah : un bref aperçu historique par Serge Klarsfeld The underground rapid transit lines have been under construction for almost two decades due to various project delays The cross pinnacle on the Tower of Jesus Christ will be ready to receive visitors in 2026 on the centennial of Gaudi’s death Now you can get your wine in Talence by paying directly in Bitcoin That’s because the state has to spend money on updating the railway infrastructure rather than subsidizing the cost of the popular pass Steffen Romstöck said that he would respect the residents’ choice and would take over the helm of the municipality which will come into force from 1 January 2025 Rethinking renewable energy sources for the urban landscape But operating them is still illegal under the country’s legislation can inform and inspire communities and entrepreneurs that still feel trepidation at the prospect of energy transition it has a unique modular design that allows it to be shortened and lengthened like a train that’s the promise made by the mayor of Paris the district has long been known as the hangout spot for the artsy crowds Hostal de Pinós is located in the geographical centre of the autonomous region the ranking considers several distinct but essential factors these quiet areas will now be available on all main routes in the country The academic institution shows a deeper understanding of the well-being of its students The project for Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy is worth PLN 45.8 million net The wasteland behind Górka Środulska in Sosnowiec will undergo a spectacular transformation into first-class sports facility The first investment into the future Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy worth PLN 120 million net has already begun The facility will seat 11,600 spectators and should be ready by mid-2022 the proceedings regarding the construction of the sports hall were settled The best bid was submitted by Bielskie Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Przemysłowego The new hall will have 3052 seats for spectators (including seats for people with disabilities) and will meet the requirements of the world federations for volleyball The project previews that the main hall will be 44 meters long Game fields will be separated into sections for the three disciplines 557 m2 - the dimensions of the pitch are adapted to play volleyball and basketball) is previewed the facility allows for the possibility of cultural or market events or exhibitions to be organised training room and promenade at level +1 can be used In addition to the stadium and sports hall the Polish city will soon boast an indoor ice rink The constructor of the last element of the Zagłębie Sports Park is yet to be decided The 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) sets the stage for stronger cooperation between the EU national and local level to fast track Europe's transition to climate neutrality Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their surroundings friendlier to people and the environment Forests in the EU can help green the European construction industry and bolster a continent-wide push for architectural improvements Apply by 10 November and do your part for the transformation of European public spaces An interview with the Mayor of a Polish city that seeks to reinvent itself An interview with the newly elected ICLEI President and Mayor of Malmö A conversation with the Mayor of Lisbon about the spirit and dimensions of innovation present in the Portuguese capital 2021Get email notification for articles from Tzach Yoked FollowApr 6 2021For 20 years Meir Menachem Kaiser tried to reclaim ownership of a building on 12 Małachowskiego Street in Sosnowiec a small city in the province of Silesia in southwestern Poland home to about 30,000 Jews until World War II Few of them survived the war but Kaiser was among them one of the last of a large family that was almost totally exterminated (OSV News) — Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop in whose diocese a priest organized a “sexual orgy” as Polish media reported 24 statement the reasons why Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak of Sosnowiec resigned but commentators in Poland expressed surprise at the news of what they called a “fast-track” resignation “I am surprised that the reaction of the Vatican was so quick,” said Tomasz Terlikowski Polish journalist and former head of a sexual abuse investigation commissioned by the Dominican order when canon law requires bishops to turn in their resignation to the pope “We can always complain it did not happen 10 years ago but still — given the recent events — the reaction was very very quick,” Terlikowski told OSV News The recent events that Terlikowski mentioned were what the media in Poland described as a “sexual orgy” or “gay orgy” that happened in a rectory in Dabrowa Górnicza — a town in the Sosnowiec Diocese 30-31 sex party involving a male prostitute in a priest’s apartment ended with one of the participants needing medical assistance after overdosing on medicine which initial reports indicated were erectile dysfunction pills Polish media reported that the priest organizing the party allegedly tried to stop paramedics from entering the rectory The earlier incident Terlikowski referenced when the then-acting rector of the Sosnowiec seminary “allegedly got into a scuffle at a gay club” but kept his job for over a year even after Polish media reported the situation Vatican later dissolved the seminary altogether Regarding Bishop Kaszak’s resignation “I think the Vatican was so quick in reacting because of the clear pressure visible not only in Polish and my impression is that pressure makes sense and that this case was simply spectacular.” it’s not the first scandalous case in Bishop Kaszak’s diocese — we can’t pretend the speedy procedure is pure coincidence,” he added The priest responsible for the party at the rectory issued a statement circulated by the Polish media soon after the scandal erupted denying it was an “orgy” or that he had prevented paramedics from accessing the rectory “I perceive this as an obvious attack on the church tasks and mission,” he said in a statement sent to Gazeta Wyborcza aware of the danger of losing a person’s life I do not want to take steps to save it,” he added The local prosecutor is conducting an investigation in the case of the sex party but other dark clouds over Bishop Kaszak’s diocese also are being investigated by the prosecutor the bodies of two clergymen were found in the diocese — a 26-year-old deacon was murdered and a 45-year-old priest committed suicide prosecutors said the two had been in a conflictual relationship and that the priest killed the deacon then later killed himself by throwing himself in front of a train which also reported the curia knew about the psychological problems of the murderer for a long time and that the priest had sent the deacon threatening messages “I think it’s important that a group of Polish bishops who want these kinds of cases to move forward quicker and know how important communicating scandals transparently is is in Rome right now for the synod,” Terlikowski said “That might have made things move a lot faster,” he added was appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Sosnowiec “Now the big question is who will be appointed as bishop next,” Terlikowski told OSV News but he is busy with his own problematic diocese that he took over not long ago in Katowice,” he added Terlikowski pointed out that the problem of Sosnowiec Diocese can be seen broader in a light of crisis of sexual abuse in the 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Read our Privacy notice The Pope on Tuesday accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop whose diocese has been hit by reports of an orgy involving priests and a male sex worker The Vatican did not give any reason for the departure of 59-year-old Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak as head of the diocese of Sosnowiec, in southwestern Poland. The bishop resigned after one of his priests was placed under criminal investigation over reports from last month that he had organised a sex party. It was also alleged that the male sex worker who had been invited to the orgy involving priests from the diocese had lost consciousness due to an overdose of erectile dysfunction pills. Waldemar Lubniewski, spokesman for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Sosnowiec, said at the time the investigation was focused on a “failure to provide assistance to a person in a situation that poses an immediate threat of loss of life or serious damage to health”. Father Tomasz Z, the priest who allegedly arranged the sex party within his church apartment, was identified solely by the diocese. He spoke with the Polish media last month, contesting the specific details of the incident. He questioned the accuracy of the count of priests present during the alleged sex party and remarked, “it is worth reading what the definition of an orgy is”. He brushed off the controversy over the events in his apartment as “an obvious attack on the church, including the clergy and believers” and said that the uproar would not have happened if “something similar had happened” to a person outside the clergy. But the diocese largely corroborated the media reports. It said that an outside investigative commission had concluded that Father Tomasz committed “a very serious violation of moral norms” as well as of his obligations as a priest. In a statement last month, the diocese said that the “participation” of Father Tomasz “in what happened on the night of August 30-31 is not in doubt”. It said that he had been stripped of all functions at the diocese and was “sent to live outside the parish”. Kaszak announced his resignation on 24 October but did not provide any more details. He has not been accused of having been involved in the alleged orgy but reports say he is being held responsible for the conduct of the priests under his diocese. “I ask everyone to forgive my human limitations,” he wrote in his statement. “If I have offended anyone or neglected something, I am very sorry.” Kaszak was designated as a bishop in 2009 by the then-Pope Benedict XVI, following a brief stint as the second-in-command in the Vatican’s family office. The Vatican embassy in Poland has announced that Archbishop Adrian Galbas of Katowice will serve as a temporary administrator, overseeing the diocese of Sosnowiec until the appointment of a new bishop. 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Please, let us know After smooth 7-1 win over Cracovia Kraków GKS Katowice earns its first ever Polish Supercup trophy Hampus Olsson helped his team scoring an hattrick GKS Katowice champion again after 52 years GKS Katowice beat Re-Plast Unia Oświęcim 4-1 in the fourth game of the Polish finals to win the series 4-0 Hockey family mourns the passing away of Polish hockey legend Adam Kopczyński Played 413 matches scoring 131 goals in Polish League with Cracovia and LKS Lodz before to move to Belgium where he won 8 leagues with Olympia Heist Zagłębie Sosnowiec and STS Sanok joined the 9 teams that had already received the right to play in PHL licenses were obtained by: Comarch Cracovia Re-Plast Unia Oświęcim and Stoczniowiec Gdańsk.Despite some opposition by other clubs also Poland U23 will participate in the competition which means that a total of 12 teams will start the competition will start two days earlier than planned Next week schedule will be approved - adds League Commissioner Marta Zawadzka Finnish Tomek Valtonen resigned as Poland National Team as reported by Hokej.net portal."We have not reached agreement on organizational issues Next season I will be working in a foreign club and I will not be able to visit Poland more often which was what the Polish Ice Hockey Association expected from me" said Valtonen Mirosław Minkina elected new President of Polish Federation Former Vice-President Mirosław Minkina is the new President of Poland Ice Hockey Federation Marek Matuszewski and Robert Walczak are the Vice Presidents.Minkina is the third president of PZHL this year Dawid Chwałek resigned due the difficult financial situation of the Federation took over the reins before to resign last October 22 The next election congress will take place in mid-2020 "The Ministry of Sport's subsidy was incorrectly spent and Presidents Chwałk and Demiańczuk did not hold regular meeting using the money without consulting the Board We must repair the actions of my predecessors" said Minkina Tomasz Rutkowski is no longer the Manager of the Polish Ice Hockey Association 53-year-old resigned with a short notice.He worked for Polish Federation with various charges included head coach of U18 and U20 national teams since May 2012 After signing a 3-year contract last May to lead the team in first ever season in Polska Liga, Swedish coach Peter Ekroth was fired due the poor results of the team, three victories in 21 games. Assistant coach and former player Robert Błażowski replaces him Ukranian coach Vitaly Semenchenko left Podhale Nowy Targ bench after the poor results of the team, that los five of last 10 games. Contract with the coach was terminated by mutual agreement. Former assistant Marek Rączka will replace Semenchenko Luleå wins their second title in Sweden, 29 years after the first one. Read more» The Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins will face off in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 14 and 16, 2025, as part of the NHL Global Series. These games at the renovated Avicii Arena mark the 47th and 48th NHL contests held in ... Read more»