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Yad Vashem Chief: Holocaust Memory Is Key to Fighting Antisemitism
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (777+ words) Dani Dayan spoke after meeting Pope Leo XIV, says antisemitism is 'bigotry' independent of Israeli policy. Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem, said that remembering and honoring the Holocaust is essential to combating rising antisemitism worldwide. Dayan, who met with…...
Father Adam Sztark: The Polish Jesuit Who Died Saving Jewish Children
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (768+ words) A Polish Jesuit used disguises and cunning to save Jews from the Holocaust, refusing three chances to escape his own execution to remain with those he served. The 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a place more synonymous with depravity…...
New Old Movie Review: Bing Crosby and ‘Going My Way’
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (553+ words) Released in 1944, the Bing Crosby classic blends faith and humor into a film whose appeal has only deepened with time. As families look for wholesome, inspiring stories to watch together, few classics fit the bill as well as Going My…...
‘A Century-Long Pilgrimage of Faith’: A Richmond, Virginia, Parish Lays a World War II Hero to Rest
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1129+ words) The witness of 100-year-old veteran, a regular Massgoer, brings Catholic community together. That's how James "Jimmy" Boehling was known to many priests around the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, according to Father Mike Boehling, the vicar general of the diocese." St....
‘Truth & Treason’: How a Teen Took on the Third Reich
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (750+ words) FILM REVIEW: Meet 16-year-old Helmuth H'bener who comes to question not only the German propaganda being pushed out from Berlin, but his own loyalty to Adolf Hitler. Truth & Treason, released in theaters Oct. 17, is just the kind of movie for…...
Out of the Shadows: The Polish Angels Who Saved Jewish Children in WWII
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1227+ words) In Nazi-occupied Poland, where aiding Jews carried the death penalty, hundreds of convents opened their doors to Jewish children and families. "Wartime Poland was the closest thing to Hell on this earth," Father Jan Januszewski, a Dachau survivor, told me…...
When the Nazis Came, These 11 Nuns Chose Love Over Fear
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (737+ words) SAINTS & ART: In 1943, the Sisters of Nowogr'dek offered their lives in place of 120 men. Eleven nuns were shot by the Germans in a pine forest early in the morning of Aug. 1, 1943. Many religious were killed by the Nazis. What was…...
What Have We Learned in the 80 Years Since V-J Day?
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (951+ words) COMMENTARY: On the 80th anniversary of the Allies" victory over Japan in World War II, it is essential that we look at our moral failures and vices as well as our victories and virtues. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the…...
The Bells of Nagasaki Still Call the World to Pray for Peace
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1016+ words) A symphony of lives were impacted by the atomic bomb that devastated Nagasaki, Japan, and the witness of Servant of God Takashi Nagai, whose Catholic faith rose from those ashes. Bells " and, most particularly, The Bells of Nagasaki. It is…...
Pope Leo XIV, Bishops Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing of Japan
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (811+ words) In a message on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Pope Leo XIV is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to lasting peace and an end to nuclear weapons." "True peace demands the courageous laying…...