Pius’ actions during the Holocaust have been the subject of debate for decades. (JTA) — A newly uncovered letter provides the strongest evidence yet that Pope Pius XII knew about the Nazi ...

Mary's royal dignity is parallel, although subordinate, and the Feast of the Queenship of Mary was instituted by Pope Pius XII and her queenship proclaimed with the encyclical letter, Ad coeli Reginam ...

Pope Pius XII was reviled for his silence in the face of Nazism during and after World War II, and was thus often dubbed "Hitler's Pope." However, a new book, "Church of Spies" by Mark Riebling ...

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.

By the end of 1922, the figure of Pope Pius XI did not simply represent the highest level of the Roman Catholic Church, he was also the ultimate court of spiritual appeal to both sides.

Yet it has not always been this way. It was only with Pope Pius IX in the mid-19th century that the papacy would become so ...

Benedict also drew criticism for his refusal to acknowledge the Catholic church’s role in the Holocaust, and in particular, the role of the pope at the time, Pius XII — whose path to sainthood ...