A visit to the American shrine to St. Maximilian Kolbe in Libertyville, Illinois. The Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel and images of the martyred saint in Libertyville, Illinois, pay tribute ...
Fox News: Martin Scorsese profiles St. Maximilian Kolbe, patron saint of prisoners and drug addicts
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 ...
Martin Scorsese profiles St. Maximilian Kolbe, patron saint of prisoners and drug addicts
Seventy-five years ago, the Franciscan priest and future saint Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to take the place of a fellow Auschwitz prisoner sentenced to death. His actions continue to influence ...
A week after Antoni Dobrowolski, the oldest living survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, died at the age of 108, a one-man performance about Maximilian Kolbe, the "saint of Auschwitz," is ...
National Catholic Register: Self-Sacrificing Love: Illinois Shrine Honors St. Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr of Auschwitz
National Catholic Register: St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe — a Martyred Giant for God
Last month, we commemorated the 80th anniversary of the martyrdom of Father Maximilian Maria Kolbe, a Polish Franciscan priest martyred by Nazis during World War II. His life offers a unique testimony ...
National Catholic Register: St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Martyrdom Tells True Story of Sacrifice
Giving one’s life for a friend, the ultimate call of Christian charity, almost seems like an impossible task. But on this particular feast day of St. Maximilian Kolbe, we have a fresh reminder of the ...