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Secular university’s head of Holocaust studies finds ‘warmer welcome’ at Catholic university
“To my surprise as both a scholar and a Jew, I feel a warmer welcome and more commonality of purpose... 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
Rome remembers 80th anniversary of Nazis’ expulsion of the city’s Jews
This annual event has been held for the past 30 years and is jointly organized by the Catholic community of... Read more
Beatification date announced for married couple with seven children martyred by Nazis
The entire Ulma family, including one newborn baby, will be beatified in Markowa, Poland. Read more
Religious leaders mark Auschwitz liberation anniversary
Polish Bishop Piotr Greger was among those who offered prayers at the commemoration. Read more
Pope Francis meets Auschwitz survivor on Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Vatican said they ‘both stressed the inestimable value of transmitting the memory of the past to the youngest.’ Read more
Father Gregor Pawlowski, Jewish Holocaust survivor and Catholic priest, laid to rest in Poland
Father Gregor Pawlowski died in Israel Oct. 21 at the age of 90, but he wanted his body to be... Read more
Yad Vashem: Vatican librarian Cardinal Tisserant made heroic efforts to save Jews
Cardinal Eugene Tisserant was a librarian who knew more than 10 languages, advised multiple popes, and held key Vatican positions. Read more
Pope Francis advances sainthood cause of Italian Catholic priest who saved Jews in WWII
Fr. Placido Cortese has been dubbed “the Italian Fr. Kolbe.” Read more
Expert’s latest investigation dispels myths about Pius XII and Rome's Jews
Pope Pius XII was not silent in front of the Shoah nor inactive. He was, instead, very much committed to... Read more
Polish Catholic bishop: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary is ‘an appeal to love one’s neighbor’
The uprising -- the largest single Jewish revolt of World War II -- was launched 78 years ago Read more
How a Catholic pastor saved hundreds of his Jewish neighbors in the Warsaw Ghetto
Before the war, Fr. Marceli Godlewski seemed an unlikely candidate to be honored as “Righteous Among the Nations.” But he... Read more
Pope Francis on Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘These things can happen again’
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that commemorating the Holocaust means to be aware that “these things can happen again.” Read more
Scholars dispute charge of Pius XII Holocaust cover-up
Scholars say charges made last month that Pope Pius XII covered-up the Vatican’s knowledge of the Holocaust are based on... Read more
Scholar hopes Vatican archives will give 'fuller, transparent' picture of Pius XII
A researcher from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum told CNA that she hopes the recent opening of the Pius... Read more
'Never again': Pope Francis calls for prayer on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Pope Francis has asked for people to spend a moment in prayer and recollection on Monday for International Holocaust Remembrance... Read more
75 years after Auschwitz liberation, Europe's bishops condemn anti-Semitism, call for peace
Seventy-five years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the Catholic bishops of Europe condemned racism, xenophobia, and anti-Semitism,... Read more
Film to portray Catholic woman who saved Jewish children in WWII
The true story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic woman who helped smuggle thousands of Jewish children out of the... Read more
‘Secret preacher’ of Dachau concentration camp beatified
The ‘secret preacher of block 17’ who witnessed to Christ in a Nazi concentration camp was beatified this week in... Read more
Polish nun who helped saved Jews during Holocaust dies at 110
Believed to be the “oldest nun in the world,” Polish Dominican nun Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak has died at the... Read more
