Pope honors Poles killed for hiding Jews during World War II
24 December 2022 |
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Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma offered several Jewish people refuge from the Nazis in German-occupied Poland before being caught and killed. The Vatican now plans to beatify the pair before possible sainthood.
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