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FR PAWEL MAKOSA, PhD

Fr Pawel Makosa, PhD, is the Assistant Professor of Catechetics in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland and Head of the Chair of Psychological and Pedagogical Catechetics. He is the Consultant to the Polish Bishops’ Conference in the area of curricula and textbooks of religious education, and he has a particular focus on the catechesis and religious education of young people.

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