St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, a Franciscan friar who was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz, is one of the 20th century's most notable saints. But behind his trademark glasses, deep devotion to the ...

The relic of St. Maximilian Kolbe, who exchanged his life for that of another prisoner at the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. in German occupied Poland, will be on display at Our Lady of the ...

Aug. 14 is the feast day of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a saint best known for his heroic martyrdom at Auschwitz in 1941, when he volunteered to be executed in place of another prisoner. Like many Catholic ...

On Aug. 14, 1941, the eve of the Solemnity of the Assumption, in Block 11 of the Auschwitz concentration camp, a man who had the number 16670 sewn onto his prison uniform was killed by an injection of ...

Relics of Auschwitz martyr St. Maximilian Kolbe were installed in a chapel in Poland's parliament before Christmas. The relics were transferred Dec. 17 to the Mother of God, Mother of the Church ...

Last month, Marie Elaine Quiray, the creator behind Blessed Friends Forever, an online retailer of Catholic children's items, posted a preview of her latest series of saint T-shirts, including a St.

Nov. 15—In the hallway of the treatment center he helped start, Mark Puckett looks at the photos of overdose victims and sees a story behind each one. "When they first come in here, they're absolutely ...

The Primate of All Ireland on Sunday honored Auschwitz martyr St. Maximilian Kolbe. Archbishop Eamon Martin presided at an event in Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, on Sept. 5 commemorating the 80th ...

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