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Pope Leo XIV declares 174 new martyrs from Nazi camps and Spanish Civil War
Pope Leo XIV on Friday declared 174 new martyrs, including 50 French Catholics who died in Nazi concentration camps during... Read more
The World War II tragedy still shrouded in silence 80 years later
On May 3, 1945, one of the greatest and most silenced maritime tragedies of the 20th century unfolded in the... Read more
80 years later: Remembering the Catholic martyrs killed in Auschwitz during World War II
The Auschwitz martyrs’ legacy of holiness continues to be a source of inspiration for Catholics worldwide. Read more
80 years after Auschwitz’s liberation: ‘I ask you only to remember’
Jan. 27 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the concentration camp in which Father Maximilian Kolbe gave... Read more
The Nazi resister who had one of the most profound Advents ever
Even before his ordeal in prison, Father Alfred Delp had preached and written extensively on Advent, even exhorting his people... Read more
Church beatifies German priest who was executed by Nazis in 1944
Father Max Josef Metzger, executed by Nazis in 1944 for promoting peace and Christian unity, was beatified Sunday in Freiburg,... Read more
‘Irena’s Vow’: The true story of a Polish Catholic nurse who hid Jews during the Holocaust
The film, debuting in U.S. theaters across the country April 15-16, depicts the true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, who... Read more
Hitler, the Holy See, and a historic treaty: The Reichskonkordat at 90
On July 20, the Church marks the 90th anniversary of a deal made in Rome between Hitler’s Germany and the... Read more
‘No one is to be treated as subhuman’: Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz dies at age 103
Ben Ferencz secured the convictions of 22 Nazis for the murder of 1 million Jews during World War II. He... Read more
Vatican cardinal says he did not compare German Synodal Way to Nazi ideology
A Vatican cardinal has defended himself against the accusation by the president of the German bishops’ conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing,... Read more
Catholic priest guillotined by Nazis is beatified in Poland
Fr. Jan Macha was executed in 1942, after serving just 1,257 days as a priest. Read more
Sainthood cause opened for Polish Catholic known as ‘earthly guardian angel’ of Auschwitz
Stefania Łącka nursed sick prisoners at the camp hospital. Read more
Book gives more insight into the actions of Pius XII and his 'bureau' during WWII
A new book provides further information from the archives of Venerable Pius XII, including the Vatican’s attempts to oppose the... Read more
