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32. Anniversary of the Reconciliation Mass at Krzyżowa

The Reconciliation Mass is probably the most important event with which Krzyżowa is associated. It was celebrated on 12 November 1989 in the courtyard of the current ”Krzyżowa” Foundation and had an international and unprecedented character. The mass was attended by the heads of two states – Poland and Germany – Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki and Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who, while exchanging a sign of peace, embraced each other in a telling gesture, captured in photographs as a symbol of Polish-German reconciliation.

This event became an important step on the way to building friendly Polish-German relations and establishing the “Krzyżowa” Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe. In remembrance of it, we would like to invite you to take a walk around our courtyard which years ago was a venue for thousands of participants of the Reconciliation Mass. Its story is told by Aleksandra Królak-Wąsowicz.

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Film Guide to Krzyżowa

We invite you to watch a series of 14 films about Krzyżowa and our foundation. Films They were made in the spring of 2021 mainly for young people who cannot visit us in person during the pandemic, but with whom we meet on the occasion of various online events. Thanks to the films, everyone from everywhere in the world can see the space and surroundings of our foundation, get to know its activities better and learn many interesting things about the history of the village of Krzyżowa. The guide is supposed to be mainly an educational tool used in work with young people, but, like the guide, it is also addressed to tourists who are always  welcome in our historic palace and farm complex with a view of the Owl Mountains.

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||REPORT|| VI Lower Silesian Civic Congress - Krzyżowa, 27 October 2021

The VI Lower Silesian Civic Congress took place on 27 October in Krzyżowa. Once again, representatives of non-governmental organisations gathered in the largest hall of the venue. Approximately 200 people listened to opening speeches and guests' speeches, and then took part in thematic panels.

Krzyżowa has been hosting a congress for representatives of the third sector in our region for several years now. This year, the motto of the meeting was "New reality - new perspective. The congress was officially opened by Maria Mika, president of the Lower Silesian Federation of NGOs, Robert Żurek, PhD, managing director of "Krzyżowa" Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe and Cezary Przybylski, Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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||Invitation|| Conference "Polish-German-Czech dialogue of Christians" - 9-10.11.2021

The Working Group of Catholic Associations in Central and Eastern Europe (AKVMOE) and Auxiliary Bishop Dr. Reinhard Hauke ​​and Bishop Dr. Wolfgang Ipolt invite you to the conference "Polish-German-Czech Christian Dialogue" to be held in Görlitz on 9 and 10 November 2021. One of its panellists is dr hab. Robert Żurek, managing director of the Krzyżowa Foundation, who will take part in the discussion on the commitment of Christians to Europe.

During the conference, issues related to dealing with the wounds of the past and being a Christian in a secularized world will also be discussed. The invited guests will include: Dr. Jörg Lüer, Dr. Petr Křížek, Abbess Francesca Šimuniová OSB, Dr. Thomas Arnold, Dr. Karlies Abmeier and Prof. Rainer Bendel.

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