
Senior Catholics in Poland see the June 11, 2022, beatification of these 10 Polish nuns murdered by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II as highlighting the need for radical Christian witness while offering a prophetic reminder of current sufferings in Ukraine. Pictured clockwise are, Sisters Maria Paschalis Jahn, Melusja, Edelburgis Kubitzki, Adel Schramm, Adelheidis Töpfer, Acutina Goldberg, Felicitas Ellmerer, Rosaria Schilling, Sabina Thienel, and Sapientia Heymann. (CNS photo/courtesy Congregation of Sisters of St. Elizabeth)
Beatification of wartime Polish nuns highlights radical Christian witness
‘No one predicted our brothers and sisters in Ukraine would experience the same fate’