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The entrance to Auschwitz 1, the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign.

80 years after Auschwitz’s liberation: ‘I ask you only to remember’

Jan 27, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

Jan. 27 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the concentration camp in which Father Maximilian Kolbe gave... Read more

Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal plane, August 14, 2014.

How the Pope's visit to Auschwitz will shape World Youth Day

Jun 16, 2016

Since the very first World Youth Day in 1986, the international Catholic event has been marked by prayer, music, and... Read more