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  • Klausener remembered as first Catholic victim of Nazi regime in 1934

    Klausener remembered as first Catholic victim of Nazi regime in 1934

    • Oct 6, 2020

    Early 20th century-era Catholic leader Erich Klausener holds a special place in the hearts and minds of Berlin’s Catholics.

    By Anli Serfontein
  • New details revealed on Vatican aid for escaped POWs in World War II

    New details revealed on Vatican aid for escaped POWs in World War II

    • Sep 16, 2020

    In new book, Helen Fry documents not only how the United Kingdom’s embassy to the Holy See coordinated rescue efforts in the Italian theatre of the war, but how top-ranking Vatican officials assisted in these efforts.

    By Charles Collins
  • Letters reveal public distaste for booze in JFK White House

    Letters reveal public distaste for booze in JFK White House

    • Sep 11, 2020

    Researchers at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum have found a cache of letters from Americans objecting to JFK’s embrace of cocktails at White House events.

    By William J. Kole
  • Panelists say Father Tolton’s example offers path to racial justice

    Panelists say Father Tolton’s example offers path to racial justice

    • Sep 5, 2020

    Father Augustus Tolton, who in 1886 became the first identified Black priest ordained for the United States, challenged the status quo to bring about social change.

    By Norma Montenegro Flynn
  • Blast destroyed landmark 19th century palace in heart of Beirut’s Christian quarter

    Blast destroyed landmark 19th century palace in heart of Beirut’s Christian quarter

    • Aug 10, 2020

    The 160-year-old palace withstood two world wars, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the French mandate and Lebanese independence. After the country’s 1975-1990 civil war, it took 20 years of careful restoration for the family to bring the palace back to its former glory.

    By Andrea Rosa
  • On 150th anniversary, Virginia parish celebrates its Civil War-era history

    On 150th anniversary, Virginia parish celebrates its Civil War-era history

    • Jul 26, 2020

    Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Winchester, Virginia, rose from the ashes of the Civil War in a rural market town that saw six battles and changed hands more than 70 times during the war years of 1861-1865.

    By Leslie Miller
  • Black Catholics’ history: Will US Catholic schools teach it?

    Black Catholics’ history: Will US Catholic schools teach it?

    • Jul 26, 2020

    The history of Black Catholics in the U.S. is a dramatic mix of struggles and breakthroughs, but it has been largely ignored in the curriculum of Catholic schools. That may soon change.

    By David Crary
  • Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith

    Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith

    • Jul 23, 2020

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to join hundreds of worshippers Friday for the first Muslim prayers at the Hagia Sophia in 86 years, after a controversial high court ruling paved the way for the landmark monument to be turned back into a mosque.

    By Suzan Fraser
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