Posts Tagged ‘Blessed Franz Jagerstatter’

Nagasaki, WW2 martyrs, conscientious objectors remembered

Friday, August 12th, 2016

Nagasaki atomic bomb victims were among those remembered on Tuesday at a prayer service in the Crypt Chapel of Westminster Cathedral. Besides marking the anniversary of  Nagasaki’s victims, the service also recalled the execution of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter in 1943 for refusing to serve in Hitler’s army, and included prayers for all conscientious objectors and Read more