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Sainthood cause opened for Polish Catholic known as ‘earthly guardian angel’ of Auschwitz

August 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Stefania Łącka, pictured in 1945. / Public domain.

Tarnow, Poland, Aug 31, 2021 / 03:30 am (CNA).
The sainthood cause of a Polish Catholic who dedicated herself to helping fellow prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp has opened.Bishop Andrze… […]

An insightful detective story reaffirming the value of every single life

July 17, 2018 Dr. Kelly Scott Franklin 1

Fiorella De Maria’s second Father Gabriel mystery, The Vanishing Woman, goes beyond the simplicity of much crime-fiction to offer a portrait of the long-term costs of war. […]

“The Zookeeper’s Wife” a beautiful, moving portrayal of the Polish underground during WWII

April 20, 2017 Filip Mazurczak 0

While Nazi Germany’s premeditated murder of six million Jews has been the subject of more films than perhaps any other historical event, Niki Caro’s The Zookeeper’s Wife is not a typical Holocaust movie. It sheds […]