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Sixty years after the historic letter from Polish bishops to German bishops in 1965, a major symbol of German-Polish reconciliation, Wrocław celebrates this living legacy. This spiritual gesture, initiated in the context of the Second Vatican Council by Bishop Bolesław Kominek and his colleagues, paved the way for a dialogue of peace based on mutual forgiveness, profoundly transforming relations between the two nations. In 2025, through celebrations, ecumenical prayers, and tributes, this reconciliation remains a model of unity, a reminder that peace is born from a transformed heart and that forgiveness is an essential strength for Europe today.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231), a princess who became a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, embodies authority experienced as a radical service to the poor. Widowed at a young age, she renounced honors to found a hospital in Marburg, Germany, and dedicate herself personally to the sick and the destitute, seeing in them the crucified Christ. Her example, marked by the joyful charity inspired by Saint Francis, challenges our relationship to power, material possessions, and social justice today. Canonized in 1235, she is the patron saint of charitable works and healthcare workers, celebrated on November 17.

Saint Quentin, a young Roman sent to Gaul in the 3rd century to spread the Gospel, died in Augusta Veromandum, present-day Saint-Quentin. His silent faithfulness became a...