Last year, the Catholic Church in Poland shared a photo commemorating the 81st anniversary of Saint Maximilian Kolbe’s arrest by the Nazis. The image, the last one taken of the saint before his final ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — “Triumph of the Heart,” a new film about St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish priest who gave his life in Auschwitz, brings cinematic heft to Catholic storytelling while confronting ...

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 ...

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.

The 84th anniversary of the death of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe—a Polish Franciscan priest who, during the Second World War, volunteered to die in place of a fellow prisoner, Franciszek Gajowniczek (a ...

My dear friend Russell Contreras is the New Mexico-based justice and race reporter for Axios, a devout Catholic — and a troll. We have long mocked each other on social media, mostly to amuse ourselves ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. In February 1941, Father Maximilian Kolbe was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Auschwitz. He was a Polish Monk who ...

The 84th anniversary of the death of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe- a Polish Franciscan priest who, during the Second World War, volunteered to die in place of a fellow prisoner, Franciszek Gajowniczek ...