Even the new Holocaust Museum in New York unjustly criticized Pope Pius XII for being silent during World War II. The Church has recently spoken on this topic. The Israeli consul, Pinchas E.

Critics say Pius XII, sometimes labelled "Hitler's Pope", knew Nazi Germany was murdering Jews but failed to act. He reigned from 1939 to 1958. But the Vatican says Pius XII worked behind the ...

A letter published today by the Italian news outlet Corriere della Sera appears to confirm that World War II Pope Pius XII could have known details about the Nazi mass killings of Jewish and ...

Pope Francis has ordered 170 volumes of Pius XII’s archives, including thousands of requests for help from Jews, to be published digitally. (JTA) — Pope Francis has ordered 170 volumes of ...

Pope Francis has said the Roman Catholic Church will open up its archives on Pius XII, who was Pope during World War Two. Pius, who was Pope from 1939 to 1958, has been accused of tolerating the ...

Pope Francis urges Italian soldiers to seek St. Christopher's guidance for aid and divine support in their lifesaving work ...

At the invitation of Pope Pius XII, the 38th (Irish) Brigade, after fighting at Sicily and Monte Cassino, paraded in St Peter’s Square. An account from the time recalled the pontiff tapping his ...

Subtitled “Letter on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ,” the document is the first papal encyclical dedicated entirely to the Sacred Heart since Pope Pius XII’s ...