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 ...

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 ...

A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr “Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.” (Ps 116:15) Find today’s readings here. There is ...

In October, I traveled to Poland to interview director Anthony D’Ambrosio and the cast of "The Triumph of the Heart," a film chronicling the final weeks of St. Maximillian Kolbe's life in the ...

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 ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Over the next 9 days, western Massachusetts Christians will have the chance to be in the presence of the Relic of Saint Maximilian Kolbe. The Relic is a few strands of Saint ...

Sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp, a priest comes forward to take the place of a fellow prisoner condemned to death. The story of Maximilian Kolbe, whose remarkable life prepared him for the ...

Bishop Guilfoyle Academy students gathered inside their in-house chapel Wednesday afternoon to not only hear from a 1954 Altoona Catholic High School graduate, but also to view an original painting of ...