In his homily Cardinal Marcello Semeraro noted that for their “gesture of hospitality and care, of mercy” the Ulmas “paid the highest price of martyrdom.”
WARSAW, Poland (AP) 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 World War II for sheltering Jews.
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The Ulma family, who sheltered Jews in Poland during World War II and were killed by Nazis, were beatified on Sunday. Wiktoria Ulma's unborn child was also included.