The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has written to the heads of the Catholic and Anglican Churches in the UK urging them to confront “xenophobia”.
President Duda sent letters to Cardinal Vincent Nichols and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby pleading for a “constructive effort” from church communities and local parishes to “alleviate the adverse consequences of intolerance and xenophobia, including what appears to be a clear instance of aversion and animosity toward Poles”, reported the Guardian newspaper.
Since Britons voted to leave the European Union in June, hate crime, including abuse targeting the Polish community, has increased substantially.
Last week a Polish man living in Essex died after he was severely beaten by teenagers.
In his letter, the President argues that Poles living in the United Kingdom work "strenuously" and are contributing to the good of the British economy and society.
Meanwhile Poland's foreign and interior ministers met with their counterparts in London on Monday to seek better security for their citizens.
A report published last month showed that Poles were the largest foreign-born group living in Britain, and many of them are Catholic.
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