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World War II

Irena's Vow

Theresa Civantos Barber

Heroic WWII film is almost unbelievable, but it’s true!

Castel Gandolfo

Camille Dalmas

The day American forces bombed the pope’s villa

Catholic Martyrs Fresco

J-P Mauro

Pope recognizes martyrdom of WWII-era priest and nuns

in the Vatican Gardens, a Grafted Apple Tree by the blessed Józef Ulma.

Cyprien Viet

Tree in the Vatican honors the Ulma family’s “gift of life”

Adam and Eve painting looted by Nazis

V. M. Traverso

Adam and Eve painting looted by Nazis returns after 80 years

Illustration of WWII battle

Theresa Civantos Barber

5 Chapter books about WWII and the Holocaust for kids

D-Day landing at Normandy

John Burger

Irish woman whose weather forecast changed history dies at 100

Museum of Memory, Assisi 1943-1944 Exhibition

J-P Mauro

Assisi efforts to save Jews during WWII on display in NY

VATICAN GARDENS

Camille Dalmas

80 Years ago, the Vatican was mysteriously bombed

Cesare Orsenigo, Pius XII's nuncio to Germany throughout World War II, with Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop.

I.Media

The Church of Pius XII after World War II: a mixed legacy

Pope Pius XII writes one of his wartime Christmas radio messages using a typewriter at the Vatican in this undated photo.

I.Media

Conference considers new insights into the “silence” of Pius XII

The researchers who studied a new document on Jews who were sheltered in Catholic congregations during the Holocaust. From the left : Paul Oberholzer (Gregorian University), Iael Nidam-Orvieto (Director of the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem), Silvia Haia Antonucci (Historical Archives of the Jewish Community of Rome), Grazia Loparco (Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences Auxilium), Claudio Procaccia (Director of the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community of Rome), Dominik Markl (Pontifical Biblical Institute and University of Innsbruck).

I.Media

Lost list rediscovered: Names 3,200 Jews sheltered in Rome during WWII

Wiktoria i Józef Ulmowie

Kathleen N. Hattrup

The Ulma family Bible had 3 verses underlined

Faithful from Poland during Pope Francis Sunday Angelus

John Burger

Polish, Ukrainian bishops sign statement of reconciliation

Book - Hugh O'Flaherty the Irish Priest Who Resisted the Nazis - on beach.

Theresa Civantos Barber

Amazing true story of World War II priest-hero for kids

Church of Sainte-Mère-Église

Alice Alech

1st town liberated on D-Day and the priest who visits every year

Pope-Francis-during-his-weekly-general-audience-April-26-2023

I.Media

Courage and generosity: Pope prays Polish priest-martyrs will inspire us

CARITÀ FINO AL MARTIRIO

Isabella H. de Carvalho

This unique church in Rome preserves thousands of stories of modern martyrs

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Anna Kurian

Pius XII’s archives on Holocaust are fully available in digital format

Suor-Luisidia-Casagrande-Azienda-Ospedaliera-Universitaria-Integrata-Verona

Silvia Lucchetti

104-year-old sister remembered for fooling the Nazis with 4 coffins

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