US Edition50 Christian Martyrs Murdered by the Nazis Beatified at Notre-Dame De Paris
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On June 20, Pope Leo XIV officially recognized the martyrdom of these 50 French people - religious, seminarians and lay faithful who died in 1944 and 1945 - before announcing their beatification at the end of 2025.
IN PICTURES - During an exceptional mass in the cathedral, these clandestine “chaplains” engaged in a secret ecclesial mission in Germany are officially recognized as martyrs.
In Paris, the Cardinal of Luxembourg presides over Mass at Notre-Dame and praises the service of the witnesses of the Catholic Apostolate in Germany. With the...
Nearly 2,500 people are expected in the cathedral to attend, on Saturday, December 13, a service given in honor of the members of the Saint Paul Mission, who died between 1944 and 1945 “in hatred of the faith”.
Fifty young Catholics, priests, religious and scouts, killed by the Nazis at the end of the Second World War because of their religion, will be honored by the Church. An opportunity to look back on a tragic episode that was unknown.
On Saturday December 13, 2025, 50 French people were beatified during a solemn mass at Notre-Dame de Paris in the presence of families and delegations from the dioceses of origin. Dead for providing spiritual assistance to STO workers under the Nazi regime, they are presented as role models for young people.
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