Willi Graf was 25 years old when the Nazis gave him a choice: betray his friends in the anti-Hitler resistance or face death. The Catholic medical student chose silence — and now, more than 80 years after his execution, he is remembered as a hero.
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St. Teresa Benedicta of The Cross ‘Stands Between Two Worlds’ — Catholic and Jewish
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, born Edith Stein, remains a powerful figure in Catholic-Jewish dialogue as both faiths reflect on her life, conversion and martyrdom.
Xavier High School Holds Prayer Service To Remember Victims of Kristallnacht
Sunday, Nov. 9, marked the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the terrifying “Night of Broken Glass” that historians mark as the pogrom that started the Holocaust.
‘Christianity Is About Being Present in Suffering,’ Director of New Film About St. Kolbe Says
Rather than beginning with St. Maximilian Kolbe’s early life or missionary work, new film “Triumph of the Heart” opens at the moment many accounts conclude: his entry into the starvation cell.
Meet the Sister of Charity Making Sure Catholics ‘Never Forget’ the Holocaust
The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education was founded in 1987 by Sister Gemma Del Duca and Sister Mary Noel Kernan, both Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. It was one of the first of its kind in the country.
Anne Frank’s Legacy: A Journey Through the ‘Secret Annex’ in New York and a Woman’s Fight To Share Anne’s Diary
In August 1944, Miep Gies opened the “secret annex” in her employer’s office building where Nazis had just arrested her boss, Otto Frank, who was hiding there with his family — wife Edith and daughters Margot and Anne.
Room With a Maximilian View
A portion of this 402-year-old monastery, where St. Maximilian Kolbe studied in Rome, is now an award winning hotel that helps fund the formation of Conventual Franciscans. It also includes a museum dedicated to the saint.
Pope Francis: People Must Never Forget or Repeat Horrors of Holocaust
The cruelty of the Holocaust must never be repeated, Pope Francis said on the eve of the international day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Pope Francis: Failure to Remember Holocaust Will Lead World Down Same Path
Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act of solidarity but also serves as a warning to humanity that such horrors could happen again, Pope Francis said.
Only in Print: Research Shows Pope Pius XII Aided Jewish People During World War II | February 8, 2020
Gary Krupp, a co-founder of the Pave the Way Foundation, a Long Island-based organization that strives to promote understanding among people of different religions, says Pope Pius XII, did a lot to help Jewish people during World War II.