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Service of the chaplain in the hospice in the light of selected documents of the Church after the Second Vatican Council The priest has many tasks and sections of his work ahead of him. One of them is the seryice to the sick and suffering to which the Word of God and the documents of the Church calls. A special place of this service is the hospice ministry that awaits the conscio- us and committed pastors. This article shows great need for spiritual service in hospices, showing its sources, specificity and specific tasks and areas of pastoral work. The article aims to raise awareness and the need to engage the clergy in the hospice movement, that becomes an example for the laity. Pastoral involvement in the hospice movement continu- es to be a pastoral challenge which the Church in Poland must pursue, as there are more and more sick and suffering waiting for help.