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At the age of 27, Ben Ferencz was assigned to prosecute the Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units) trial, in which 22 former commanders were charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.

‘No one is to be treated as subhuman’: Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz dies at age 103

Apr 13, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Ben Ferencz secured the convictions of 22 Nazis for the murder of 1 million Jews during World War II. He... Read more

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, in Rome on Oct. 23, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican cardinal says he did not compare German Synodal Way to Nazi ideology

Sep 29, 2022

A Vatican cardinal has defended himself against the accusation by the president of the German bishops’ conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing,... Read more

The beatification of Fr. Jan Macha in Katowice, Poland, Nov. 20, 2021.

Catholic priest guillotined by Nazis is beatified in Poland

Nov 20, 2021

Fr. Jan Macha was executed in 1942, after serving just 1,257 days as a priest. Read more

Stefania Łącka, pictured in 1945.

Sainthood cause opened for Polish Catholic known as ‘earthly guardian angel’ of Auschwitz

Aug 31, 2021

Stefania Łącka nursed sick prisoners at the camp hospital. Read more

Venerable Pius XII

Book gives more insight into the actions of Pius XII and his 'bureau' during WWII

Jan 7, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

A new book provides further information from the archives of Venerable Pius XII, including the Vatican’s attempts to oppose the... Read more