joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
765 followers · 20957 posts · Server masto.ai
In an unprecedented move, the #Vatican on Sunday beatified a #Polish family of nine — a married couple and their small children — who were executed by the #Nazis during #WorldWarll for sheltering #Jews.
During a ceremonious Mass in the village of #Markowa, in southeastern #Poland, papal envoy #Cardinal #MarcelloSemeraro read out the #Latin formula of the #beatification of the #Ulma family signed last month by #PopeFrancis.
https://apnews.com/article/poland-jews-ulma-family-beatification-4396a6086664fa1ea96a433e363ebd41
#vatican #polish #nazis #worldwarll #jews #markowa #poland #cardinal #marcellosemeraro #latin #beatification #ulma #popefrancis
joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
529 followers · 14998 posts · Server masto.aiRemembering D-day...
The #Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the #Allied invasion of Normandy in #OperationOverlord during #WorldWarll. Codenamed #OperationNeptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in #history.
#normandy #allied #operationoverlord #worldwarll #operationneptune #history #dday