The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that ...
(JTA) — A newly uncovered letter provides the strongest evidence yet that Pope Pius XII knew about the Nazi ... “Poles and Jews” at Belzec, a Nazi death camp. It was discovered by Vatican ...
critically examines Pope Pius XII. According to his research, the Catholic Church under Pius XII was instrumental in saving 860,000 Jews from Nazi death camps (p. 214). Could Pius have saved more ...
If a pope dies, the person who certifies his death is the camerlengo ... taking the name of Pope Pius XII.
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s archives on the pontificate of Venerable Pius XII will become available for study March 2, possibly bringing to light new information about the pope’s actions ...