The book’s narratives of the people and events of Germany and Austria in the period leading up to and during World War II are well-written, even gripping at times.
Story of Austrian Catholic hero a must-read for World War II historians
WWII anniversary: German Catholics among those who suffered under Nazis
Millions of Catholics died on the battlefield, on execution blocks, in forced labor or in concentration camps. Some have since been beatified, a step on the path to sainthood.
Catholic priests, nuns were among those killed by Nazis
Catholic priests and nuns were also among the victims of the Nazis’ systematic persecution and genocide led to the deaths of 6 million Jews in Europe.
New research details Catholic inmates at Auschwitz
A Polish researcher has published the first study of religious practices among Christian prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau, as the 75th anniversary of the Nazi-run death camp’s liberation was marked in Israel and Poland.
Veteran says ‘Little Flower’ kept him alive during months of bombing runs
Don Stoulil, a member of Sacred Heart in Robbinsdale, believes he had a layer of protection no German machine gun could penetrate — a first-class relic of St. Therese of Lisieux.
Film on Austrian priest killed by Nazis gets Iowa world premiere
The film “Otto Neururer: Hope through Darkness,” based on the life of the first Austrian priest killed in a Nazi concentration camp, had its world premiere recently in Iowa.
Book recounts Notre Dame’s little-known fight against Ku Klux Klan
This excellent book will engage Catholic readers with the history not only of University of Notre Dame but also of the anti-Catholicism that prevailed in much of America up to and even after the Second World War.
Auschwitz program offers participants chance to examine ethics questions
The Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics program invites graduate students and young professionals to a 12-day intensive seminar trip through Germany and Poland to examine questions of ethics those in their profession face today, in light light of the failures of the religious leaders in Germany and Poland from 1933 to 1945.