Catholic Church attendance on the decline in Poland

The number of pupils that attends Catholic catechism classes at school declines steadily. Almost half of the students choose to skip the lessons, which are optional at most schools.

Municipalities should no longer fund Roman Catholic catechism classes. That is what the Polish city Częstochowa requests.

It was the first time this friend of mine visited me in Krakow. I told him, I would take him to Kazimierz, the Jewish quarter. It was on a Saturday. My friend asked me why bother going there if everything would be closed on the Jewish holy day. I was confused for a minute and then suddenly connected the dots saying: No, my friend! It is indeed called a “Jewish quarter” but not because Jews live there today. It is called so because of the history of that part of the city!