Vilnius Catholic diocese was established from the initiative of  king Jogaila Algirdaitis by pope Urbanus IV (1318-1389) though Romanus pontifex papal edict (12 March 1388) as a bishopric making up

The white palace on Wersoka attracts with the buzz of voices from morning till afternoon. With children’s voices in the daytime which are interspersed with the voices of adults in

An interview with Waldemar Tomaszewski, a leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania [Polish: Akcja Wyborcza Polaków na Litwie, AWPL] and member of the European Parliament.  What was

For the first time since Lithuania regained its independence, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania [Polish: Akcja Wyborcza Polaków na Litwie, AWPL] has crossed the 5% election threshold in

“How dares a Pole ask another Pole for whom he voted?!” an old man leaving polling station no. 466 in Naujoji Vilnia, one of Vilnius districts, answered me outrageously. After

Driven by great religious zeal and cleverness in achieving their goals, the Jesuits began to act with a flourish unknown in Vilnius. St. John’s church became a centre gathering the

The project called “Conversion of the cultural heritage complex in the Pavlov Republic for tourism and recreation” will be presented today, i.e. on Saturday, in Merkinė near Turgeliai in the

“I love Poland, you should love it too” is the slogan which best describes the purpose of the International Motorcycle Katyn Rally, which began on September 1 at Piłsudskiego Square

Zbigniew Maciejewski, a former translator and a correspondent of the only Polish newspaper in Lithuania, the headmaster of the junior high named after Rafał Kalinowski in Nemėžis, a councillor of

Recently, the European Foundation of Human Rights was pretty happy about the information that a priest defends the rights of the Polish minority in Kanas (more: http://kurierwilenski.lt/2012/09/21/ksiadz-litwin-broni-polakow-na-kowienszczyznie/). This is a