As Poles commemorate the 80th anniversary of the death of Blessed Józef and Wiktoria Ulma with their seven children, the world, six months into their beatification, is stunned to learn about the martyrs from the village of Markowa, who are already working
An apple tree grown from a tree in Blessed Józef Ulma's orchard was planted March 6 in the Vatican Gardens by Polish officials, accompanied by Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The ceremony was part of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the death of Józef
For the first time, first-class relics of the Blessed Ulma family — a Polish Catholic family murdered by the Nazis for secretly sheltering Jews during the Second World War — are coming to the United States. Catholics are invited to venerate the
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Sisters of Life and Knights of Columbus announced Dec. 21 that they will be teaming up for a second year to host Life Fest in conjunction with the National March for Life in January. The event will
Until Polish film director Mariusz Pilis told him the story of the Ulma family in 2022, the mayor of the German city of Esens had no idea that the murderer of the newly beatified Poles who sheltered Jews lived unbothered in his
"In the martyrdom of the new Blessed, a particularly evocative role is played by the tiny child that Wiktoria carried in her womb, coming into the world during the painful moments of her mother's slaughter," Cardinal Marcello Semeraro said in his beatification
The Ulma family, beatified together for their heroic actions in sheltering persecuted Jews and their unwavering faith during Nazi-occupied Poland, serves as an inspiring model for Catholic families today, emphasizing the importance of embracing the ordinary, kindness, selfless love, defending human dignity
As the Mass for the beatification of the Ulma family was ending in Markowa, Poland, Sept. 10, the pope spoke about them to an estimated 20,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square for the midday recitation of the Angelus prayer.
The entire family
In one of the most significant moments in Polish post-war history, the Ulma family was beatified in Markowa Sept. 10. "I think it will only get me at night, when I come back home, because now I still can't believe it," Jerzy
The Ulma family was beatified in Poland today, Sunday, September 10. There has never been a beatification like it. “In recent times and with the current procedures there have never been any; perhaps for such cases we need to go back to