Ks. Marek Pieńkowski removed from respirator

Fr. Marek Pieńkowski, the director of the Jarosław Abbey, has been disconnected from a ventilator as his health improves. According to a Facebook update from the Jarosław Abbey page, the priest has begun communicating using short sentences and received Holy Communion.

Fr. Pieńkowski is recovering in a hospital in Jarosław following a knife attack at the St. Nicholas and St. Stanislaus rectorial church on September 24. During the incident, a 31-year-old Ukrainian man named Ihor M. attacked five people, including three priests and two laypeople. The attack resulted in the death of Fr. Stanisław Zbojnowicz.

While Fr. Pieńkowski remains in the hospital, another priest, Fr. Adrian, has returned to the Abbey after receiving medical treatment. Two other individuals, Ewa and Krzysztof, were also injured during the attack, with Krzysztof reported to be in serious condition.