Ojciec Maksymilian Maria Kolbe, męczennik z Auschwitz
Jedenaście lat po beatyfikacji, Maksymilian Maria Kolbe został kanonizowany przez papieża Jana Pawła II jako męczennik. Pomimo trwającego w Polsce stanu wojennego, 10 października 1982 r., na plac św. Piotra w Rzymie licznie stawili się rodacy pierwszego polskiego męczennika okresu II wojny światowej. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe (Rajmund Kolbe), franciszkanin i misjonarz, założyciel klasztoru w Niepokalanowie, […]
Poland knows its rivals for the Euro 2024
While football fans worldwide count the days until the start of the approaching World Cup in Qatar (20 November), the qualifiers for the upcoming Euro 2024 have been drawn. https://twitter.com/LaczyNasPilka/status/1579060607847780353?s=20&t=KCM6-x2tvGwTefmTjeGsJQ Poles can rejoice. In the first phase of the competition, the Whites and Reds will be confronted by the Czech Republic, Albania, Moldova, and the […]
A Memorial Chamber commemorating Warsaw insurgents was inaugurated in Wola
On Sunday, 2 October, a Memorial Chamber was officially opened at the Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery in the Wola district of the Polish capital. The new construction was built to commemorate the memory of 60,000 Varsovians murdered by the Germans in 1944. The opening was made by Wanda Traczyk-Stawska, chairman of the Social Committee for the […]
Polka z Londynu otrzymała prestiżową nagrodę BBC za organizację pomocy dla Ukrainy
Z Magdą Harvey spotykamy się w przepięknych wnętrzach kawiarni będącej sercem życia polonijnego – Ognisku Polskim w Londynie. Magda jest znana w środowisku polonijnym jako właścicielka Klubu Orła Białego na Balham, jednego z kulturalnych ośrodków życia polonijnego na mapie Londynu. Od czasu inwazji rosyjskiej, klub stał się centrum organizowania pomocy dla uciekinierów z ogarniętej wojną […]
Iga Świątek was stopped in the final in Ostrava
The world number 1 Iga Świątek came close to lifting her 12th at the Ostrava Open. However, Barbora Krejcikova proved to be too good when it mattered most. The Czech prevailed in three sets (5-7;7-6;6-3). It’s quite a performance that Barbora Krejcikova achieved on Sunday. In seven finals played since the start of the season, […]
Musical Moments for Children – October
POSK (Polish Social and Cultural Association) invites all children and parents to the Musical Moments for Children on 9 October 2022 (Sunday) at 12.00. After the event, delicious doughnuts will be served for free by the Polish Bakery. WHEN: Sunday, 9 October 2022, at 12 pm WHERE: JazzCafe, Polish Social and Cultural Association POSK, […]
„The subject of reparations is by no means open” – insists German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
On the occasion of a meeting with Poland’s President Andrzej Duda in La Valletta on Thursday 6 October, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier reiterated Berlin’s position regarding the topic of war reparations to Poland for WWII. During the press conference which followed the meeting, Steinmeier reminded that “the [German] federal government has unequivocally replied that the […]
Stanisław Żółkiewski made the Russian tsar kneel in front of the Polish king
Stanisław Żółkiewski is undoubtedly one of the greatest military leaders Poland has ever had. This nobleman of the Lubicz coat of arms was a magnate and a chancellor, representing the Polish crown in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He participated in decisive campaigns against Sweden, Muscovy, the Ottoman Empire, and the Tatars from the 1580s until the […]
Winter is coming… and the UK could face blackouts
Millions of houses and businesses across Britain are bracing themselves amid the power cuts announced for the upcoming winter. https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1578007893235867650?s=20&t=2ZmR10JtsKUItU2C0ku9fQ The National Grid warned that the UK must be prepared for a pessimistic scenario, in which would mean that power cuts could last even up to three hours. In order to prevent such a situation […]
“London streets aren’t safe enough” – says PM Liz Truss
In a recent interview with LBC, Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss expressed her safety concern – or rather the relative lack of it – in the UK’s capital. When asked whether she would feel safe with her two teenage daughters walking home at night, Truss answered that “we need to do more to make our […]
