Pope Francis recalls 75th anniversary of Lidice
massacre
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has recalled the 75th
anniversary of the Lidice massacre at the hands of the Nazi regime during his
weekly General Audience on Wednesday.
In a special Czech-language greeting to pilgrims in St.
Peter’s Square, the Holy Father invited them to rely “with trust on the
intercession of the Holy Virgin, whom you venerate in the icon of the Madonna
of Lidice”.
He prayed Our Lady help them “to be courageous witnesses of
the Resurrection of Christ, especially in difficult or trying moments”.
The group is participating in a national pilgrimage being
led by Cardinal Dominik Duka, Archbishop of Prague.
The village of Lidice (then in the Protectorate of Bohemia
and Moravia and now in the Czech Republic) was completely destroyed by Nazi
troops in 1942.
All 173 men over the age of 15 were killed in reprisal for
the assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich.
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