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........."Early on March 24, 1944, a Nazi patrol surrounded the home of Józef and Wiktoria Ulma on the outskirts of Markowa. They discovered the Jewish people hiding on the Ulma farm and executed them. The Nazi police then killed 31-year-old Wiktoria, who was pregnant and in premature labor, and 44-year-old Józef outside their home. An additional order sealed the fate of the remaining family members: “Kill the children, too.” Stanisława, 7; Barbara, 6; Władysław, 5; Franciszek, almost 4; Antoni, 2; and Maria, 1, were executed.".........."The seventh Ulma child to die was the couple’s unnamed son, who was in the process...

Pope John Paul II -- one of history's very most memorable -- took a great leap toward sainthood today when he was beatified by close associate and successor Benedict XVI in a huge, powerful, emotional ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands -- not as many as the three million who attended his funeral, but one of the largest beatifications in history. With the faithful cheering wildly, Benedict declared the Polish pope "blessed" -- the fastest beatification on record, beating out even the rapid pace of Mother Teresa of Calcutta (by several days).

(Eulalie Durocher) 1811-1849Foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary       Rectory of Beloeil Watercolor by Émérence Valcourt-Verrrier Eulalie Durocher was born in Saint Antoine-sur-Richelieu on October 6, 1811. Housekeeper at the rectory in Beloeil and facilitator of pastoral activities from 1831 to 1843, she saw the great need for instruction of youth. Girls especially received little schooling. Marie-Rose Centre ~~~~~~~~ Milestones ~~~~~~~~On May 1, 2004, the tomb of Marie-Rose Durocher was transferred to a new location called Chapelle Marie-Rose ~~~~~~~~ Her Portrayal in Art At the request of Bishop Ignace Bourget, she went to Longueuil...

Code: ZE04052810 Date: 2004-05-28 Mystic Who Helped Inspire "The Passion" to Be Beatified in October Date Set for Anna Katharina Emmerick, as Well as Karl I of Austria VATICAN CITY, MAY 28, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The German mystic whose recorded visions helped inspire "The Passion of the Christ" will be beatified Oct. 3. Anna Katharina Emmerick (1774-1824) will be beatified at the Vatican along with Karl I (1887-1922), emperor of Austria and king of Hungary. The Vatican Secretariat of State communicated the news of Emmerick's beatification to the Muenster Diocese. Emmerick, an Augustinian religious and a native of Westphalia, "bore...