Pius XII: Pope during the Second World War and the definer of the Assumption. In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Pius XII, who succeeded Pius XI: The Creation of Vatican City State, and a defiant antifascist Pope, who was also a world class...
Communism
Lessons From The Underground Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia
In my new book, When the Sickle Swings: Stories of Catholics Who Survived Communist Oppression, I document the testimonies of heroic Catholics who kept the faith despite persecution by hostile regimes the world over. I was privileged to interview survivors of...
The Divine Plan: JPII, Ronald Reagan, And the Cold War
The Divine Plan is a film by Robert Orlando, played across the United States in theaters only on November 6, 2019. This documentary asks the question: Were President Ronald Regan and Pope St. John Paul II to credit for the downfall of the Soviet Union and Communism?...
Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko: The Holy Man You Should Know
This video is a trailer for the docu-film Jerzy: Messenger of Truth. Jerzy Popieluszko, a Polish priest, was murdered by the Communist authorities in 1984 at the age of 37. He was beatified in June of 2010. On this occasion, Pope Benedict XVI sent a message to the...