“Irene’s Vow” is a movie based on the real-life experiences of Catholic nurse Irene Gut Opdyke. Famed for her rescue of Jews, she received a special blessing from St. John Paul II who also invited her to a personal audience in 1995.
“Irena’s Vow,” Heroism in the Face of Evil
‘Martyred and Blessed Together’: WWII is still giving us saints
The authors of a new book tell the story of the newly beatified Ulma family Polish Catholics killed by the Nazis for hiding eight Jews in their farmhouse in 1944.
Polish family’s beatification highlights debate over church’s wartime role
When Józef and Wiktoria Ulma are beatified with their children Sept. 10, eight decades after they were shot by Nazis for sheltering Jews in their farmhouse near the village of Markowa in southeastern Poland, it will be a graphic reminder of the heroism shown by many Catholic Poles during the Holocaust.
Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night’: A Holocaust memoir and account of the human soul
Author, Elie Wiesel, gives a diary of a year and the agonizing glimpse into the appalling horror of the Holocaust.
Religion at Auschwitz: Prayer gave prisoners hope, historian says
In a wide-ranging interview, historian Teresa Wontor-Cichy spoke about the role religion — especially prayer —played at the camp and warned horrors similar to the Holocaust could recur if people close their eyes to injustice.
Photos of the Week: Jan. 31, 2022
In the spotlight: bishop’s ordination, police funeral, Jerusalem snowstorm, Ukraine border tensions
Horrors of Holocaust must not be forgotten, pope tells Slovak Jews
The violence of the Holocaust and the atrocities committed against the Jewish people are tantamount to blasphemy, Pope Francis said.
Photos of the Week: June 1, 2021
In the spotlight: Memorial Day, California shooting, super moon, Congo volcano