Holocaust Memorial Day , News Headlines

World View:

Pope Benedict XVI Angelus Address from Summer Residence in Castel Gandolfo
...2010-07-24

Thousands of Priests Concelebrate Mass with Pope Benedict XVI at the Conclusion of Year of Priests
...2010-06-13

The Cross Speaks of Hope, Love and Victory
...2010-06-06

Holy Father's Address to the People of Portugal
...2010-05-11

Easter Message of His Holiness Benedict XVI
...2010-04-05

Pope's Apology to Irish Sex Abuse Victims
...2010-03-20

Interview with Vatican Prosecutor Tasked with Investigating Paedophilia
...2010-03-13

A Tree for a Child in Haiti
...2010-03-13

Auschwitz » Email » Tweet Share Delicious

Subscribe in a reader

Holocaust Memorial Day 2010

Catholic Communications Network
First published 2010-01-27

LONDON - 27 January 2010, Holocaust Memorial Day, marks the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. This date was chosen as an appropriate day to remember the six million Jews, as well as many other people, who were sent to Nazi concentration and death camps during the Holocaust (Shoah).

The theme of this year’s day is The Legacy of Hope. It is an opportunity to listen to the voices from the Holocaust and the Nazi persecution and to make their hopes for a safer, inclusive society a reality, today and in the future.

One voice brought to our attention is that of Rabbi Hugo Gryn who was a young boy in the former Czechoslovakia when his family was deported and taken to a work camp. He said that you can only be safe and secure in a society that practices tolerance, cherishes harmony and celebrates difference. Rabbi Gryn survived the Holocaust but has since died leaving a legacy of hope for future generations to live by.

Archbishop Emeritus Kevin McDonald is Chair of the Bishops’ Conference Department for Dialogue and Unity:

"It is very important that Catholics develop and practice tolerance, learn to live in harmony and celebrate difference," he said. "Without these values our society can easily turn to prejudice, hatred and racism."

Today we can ask ourselves what we should be doing to build a safer, stronger society so that we remove the risk of ever laying the building blocks of genocide.

2010-01-27

Related: Pope: Announce the Word Using New Technologies

In Brief:

Message for World Youth Day 2011

2010-09-05

Pakistan Operational Update

2010-09-03

Catholic Charities USA Remembers Hurricane Katrina

2010-08-29

Counting Down to Pope Benedict XVI's Visit to England and Scotland

2010-08-29

Irish Bishops Respond to Priest's Alleged IRA Connections

2010-08-24

Caritas Urging Donors to Boost Support to Operations in Pakistan