Pope: Remember the Shoah and respect every person. "Sixty years ago, on January 27, 1945, the gates of the Nazi concentration camp in the Polish city of Oswiecim, known by its German name of Auschwitz …More
Pope: Remember the Shoah and respect every person.
"Sixty years ago, on January 27, 1945, the gates of the Nazi concentration camp in the Polish city of Oswiecim, known by its German name of Auschwitz, were opened, and the few remaining survivors were liberated. That event and the testimonies of survivors revealed to the world the horror of crimes of unprecedented cruelty, committed in the extermination camps established by Nazi Germany. Today, we celebrate the "Day of Remembrance" in memory of all victims of these crimes, especially of the planned annihilation of the Jews, and in honor of those who, risking their lives, protected the persecuted and opposed the murderous madness. With deep emotion we think of the countless victims of blind racial hat ...
"Sixty years ago, on January 27, 1945, the gates of the Nazi concentration camp in the Polish city of Oswiecim, known by its German name of Auschwitz, were opened, and the few remaining survivors were liberated. That event and the testimonies of survivors revealed to the world the horror of crimes of unprecedented cruelty, committed in the extermination camps established by Nazi Germany. Today, we celebrate the "Day of Remembrance" in memory of all victims of these crimes, especially of the planned annihilation of the Jews, and in honor of those who, risking their lives, protected the persecuted and opposed the murderous madness. With deep emotion we think of the countless victims of blind racial hat ...