This painting of St. Maximilian Kolbe and Our Lady of Lourdes by A. Girardi (1984) hangs in Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi in Brescia, Italy. (photo: Renata Sedmakova / Shutterstock) ...

St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, patron saint of journalists, prisoners, and drug addicts, was a Polish priest who was murdered in Auschwitz after volunteering to die in the place of another.

Dolls, clothing, pillows and socks represent St. Maximilian Kolbe as a comic-like character with half an Auschwitz uniform. Retailers say the products honor the saint and evangelize.

St. Maximilian Kolbe Blessed Michael died Aug. 14. St. Maximilian Kolbe, the third significant feast for this month, also died Aug. 14, the Vigil of the Assumption, in 1941.

Their founding of St. Maximilian Kolbe Radio Net began in 1997, when Roach came across Figlock’s band with its obviously religious-reference call letters that included “JMJ,” and, as ham ...

In St. Maximilian Kolbe: A Hero of the Holocaust, author Fiorella De Maria aims the story of Father Kolbe’s magnificent life and martyr’s death to young readers, ages 9 to 14.

LONDON - Books on St. Maximilian Kolbe are not uncommon. Since his canonization in 1982, there have been many books examining the life and martyrdom of the Polish friar.

St. Maximilian Kolbe left nothing written about this. When the incident occurred, Kolbe was about 10 years old. At the time, the family had moved to another small town in Poland called Pabianice.

CNA Staff, Dec 28, 2020 / 08:00 am Relics of Auschwitz martyr St. Maximilian Kolbe were installed in a chapel in Poland's parliament before Christmas.

The Auschwitz martyr St. Maximilian Kolbe once said: “If we do not have Catholic media, our shrines will one day be empty.” In January 1922, the Polish priest decided to do something about it.

Having Kolbe around my neck is a reminder to always do my best. Pray for me and my fellow journalists, St. Maximilian Kolbe. And Russell: I cannot thank you enough for the thoughtful gift.

Clare McCallan interviews Cecilia Stevenson, the female Catholic producer behind "The Triumph of the Heart," a film about St. Maximilian Kolbe.