“Tired of waiting”: For Filipino wartime rape survivors, a last hope for reparations
A UN decision urging compensation for women raped by Japanese troops during World War II has raised their hopes of seeing justice. MARIEJO RAMOS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed
Rome, ItalyAP Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland, undercutting the Holy See’s argument that it couldn’t verify diplomatic reports of Nazi atrocities to denounce them. The documentation […]
Catholic Church beatifies Polish family for sheltering Jews
Warsaw, Poland Reuters The Catholic Church beatified on Sunday a Polish family of nine, including a new-born baby, who died at the hands of Nazi Germans during World War II for sheltering a Jewish family from the Holocaust. The beatification service for Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children was held in the south-eastern […]
A “story for the ages”: New film brings a stage play of ‘The Hiding Place’ to a new generation
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Matt Logan, director of a stage adaption of ‘The Hiding Place’ which has been made into a feature film…
Essay: The atomic bomb shocked the world, but not enough to stop killing civilians
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says that as we mourn the devastation of the last world war, policymakers need to work to prevent the next one…
Draining of Ukraine’s Kakhovka reservoir offers a reminder of past and present wars
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Reuters The draining of one of Europe’s largest reservoirs as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has revealed submerged military objects that offer a reminder of wars past and present on Ukrainian soil. On a drizzly morning near the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a team of divers and underwater demining […]
Ukraine aims to encircle Bakhmut as Russia says it captures city
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Sunday that its forces were still advancing around the edges of Bakhmut, aiming to encircle the ruined eastern city after Moscow congratulated the Wagner private army and Russian troops for capturing it. Russia said on Saturday it had completely taken Bakhmut, which, if confirmed, would mark an end to the […]
Russia marks Victory Day with new strikes on Ukraine, but pared-back parade
Updated: 8:30am, 10th May, 2023 (AEST)Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia fired cruise missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday and paraded troops across Moscow’s Red Square for its annual celebration of victory in World War II, pared back amid shortages of manpower and arms at the front after a failed winter campaign in Ukraine. In a fiery 10-minute […]
Updated: Russia launches mass strikes on Ukraine ahead of 9th May Victory Day holiday
Updated: 8am, 9th May, 2023 (AEST)Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of Russia’s May 9 holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, striking the capital Kyiv and the Black Sea city of Odesa and shelling other cities. Kyiv’s mayor said Russia had […]
Australia says discovery of World War II shipwreck ends “tragic” maritime chapter
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that the wreck of a Japanese merchant ship, sunk in World War II with 864 Australian soldiers on board, had been found in the South China Sea, ending a tragic chapter of the country’s history. Marles said the SS Montevideo Maru, an unmarked prisoner of […]