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 ...

‘St. Maximilian Kolbe: A Hero of the Holocaust’ is the latest book by author Fiorella De Maria. (photo: Ignatius Press) Charles Lewis Books November 1, 2022 It was the final heroic act of the ...

Hate is useless. Only love creates!” The last words of St. Maximilian Kolbe, extending his arm to the lethal injection, were: “Ave Maria.” But let's take a step back and try to understand ...

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 ...

Modern Martyrs of the 20th century St Maximilian Kolbe is one of the ten Modern Martyrs of the 20th century. They were unveiled in 1998 above the west door of the Abbey. The statue was carved by ...

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 ...

As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press and another “weapon” — the Miraculous Medal. “Even though a person be the worst ...

A Franciscan monastery built by Father Maximilian Kolbe and his supporters ... Faculty in Rome and director of the Kolbe chair, speaks of the saint’s life.

Hate is useless. Only love creates!” The last words of St. Maximilian Kolbe, extending his arm to the lethal injection, were: “Ave Maria.” But let’s take a step back, and try to ...

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 ...