At the invitation of the Polish Bishops' Conference, the President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, His Excellency Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, will travel to Warsaw this coming 19 October for dialogue on Pope Benedict XVI's Deus caritas est.
With this Encyclical, the Pope wished to give particular importance to the responsibility of the Bishops for the Church's charitable activity: His enlightening words warrant special reflection and require concrete application.
Caritas Europe, Caritas Poland and, through them, the Caritas agencies in Polish parishes, play a strategic role in the diffusion of the most genuine spirit of Christian charity: their position as a bridge between the West and Eastern Europe enable much help to reach countries of the former Soviet Union; equally important is the spiritual and human heritage which the Polish people feel they have received from John Paul II.
Vatican City, 16 October 2006
