“We couldn’t leave those poor people alone,” Orionine Sister Renata Jurczak said. “We had to help them.”
‘If we die, we will die together’: Women religious are pillars of peace in war-torn Ukraine
Nation/World news briefs: Sept. 12, 2022
In focus: Michigan abortion law, war reparations for Poland, youth rounded up in Eritrea
Photos of the Week: June 20, 2022
In the spotlight: Papal meeting with Buddhists, Corpus Christi, St. Bernadette relics
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. 10, 2022
In the spotlight: Epiphany celebrations around the world, Myanmar refugees, Colorado wildfire
Photos of the Week: Nov. 29, 2021
In the spotlight: Georgia trial verdict, Vatican Christmas tree, Black Catholic History Month, Polish priest’s beatification
Pope blesses bells that peal proclamation of sacredness of life
The one-ton bells, engraved with pro-life messages, were commissioned by the Polish group, “Yes to life,” which is slowly distributing them to parishes beyond the Polish borders.
Photos of the Week: Sept. 20, 2021
In the spotlight: Papal visit to Slovakia, SpaceX launch, beatifications