Archives: Year 2025

There was freedom in him. Freedom of thought, speech, views and lifestyle. He demonstrated it boldly and brilliantly in Poland, America, wherever he found himself. One hundred and five years ago, on May 16, Leopold Tyrmand, a writer, publicist, critic of communism, was born in Warsaw.

In the basement of the Vilnius Cathedral, a secret hiding place was discovered with the burial insignia of the rulers of Lithuania and Poland: the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander Jagiellon, the first wife of Sigismund Augustus Elizabeth of Habsburg, and his second wife Barbara Radziwiłł. The treasures were wrapped in pre-war Polish newspapers.

The General Court of the European Union has ordered Ursula von der Leyen to disclose text messages exchanged with the head of Pfizer regarding the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines for billions of euros, which triggered the scandal known as "Pfizergate" and undermined trust in the transparency of the European Commission's actions and the president herself, who for years had avoided responsibility for the shadiness of this transaction.

The heliocentric theory, articulated in Nicolaus Copernicus's ‘On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres’ (1543), was dedicated to Pope Paul III. However, it took nearly two centuries for the scientific community to fully recognize his revolutionary ideas.

85 years ago, the Soviets massacred Polish officers. Later, they did everything in their power to murder the truth about this crime as well.

Rebuilding the structures of the Polish American Congress is the first step towards building strong pro-Polish lobbying in the United States.

Although many old traditions have been forgotten or simplified, Easter remains a time of spiritual reflection, family gatherings, and joyful celebration. For some, it is primarily a religious event, for others — a cultural ritual of community, but for all — a time of hope, rebirth, and an encounter with the deepest values.

A thousand years ago, in April 1025, Bolesław the Brave took the royal crown. From that moment on, the monarchy of the first Piasts became a full-fledged and independent entity in international politics. It was in the times of Brave that it was given the name that has survived to this day – Poland. With Bolesław's coronation, Polish independence was also born.

Religious practices related to Holy Week, as well as commonly accepted behaviors and traditions, show people paths leading to inner rebirth. The phenomenon of experiencing these special days in Poland is that we often combine seriousness and concentration with joyful and dynamic anticipation of Easter.

Exactly five centuries ago, on April 10, 1525, in the very heart of Krakow, an act took place that was not only symbolic, but also strategic. A scene took place there, which in the eyes of those at the time could be considered a symbolic end to the long armed conflict waged by the Kingdom of Poland with the Teutonic Order.

Thinking with John Paul II is the key to understanding the challenges of the modern world and the role that Poland and Poles have to play not only in constructing their own world, but also the broader one.

While another installment of the Polish-Polish war is taking place in Poland's most important legislative institution — the Polish Sejm — and politicians' private grudges dominate the debate on Polish agency and security, the withdrawal of American troops from Polish territory is taking place quietly, without much fanfare.

April 10, 2025 marks 500 years since Albert of Hohenzollern, the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and the first secular prince of the Prussian state, paid homage to the Polish King Sigismund I the Old.