But Pope Pius XII was not completely silent either, especially in his Christmas messages. His 1941 and 1942 Christmas messages were both translated and published in The New York Times (Dec. 25 ...

A newly-uncovered Vatican 1942 letter suggests that then-Pope Pius XII likely knew about Nazi genocide. The letter describes crematoriums and the mass murder of Jewish and Polish people.

ROME — Newly discovered correspondence suggests that the World War II-era pope, Pius XII, had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each ...

He cited Pius’ 1942 Christmas radio message. “With a voice broken with emotion, ... Like John Paul II, the current Pope appears to have a particularly warm rapport with Jewish leaders, ...

The March 2 unsealing of the archives of Pope Pius XII, the controversial World War II-era pontiff whose papacy lasted from 1939 to 1958, has been awaited for decades by Jewish groups and historians.

Pope Francis said, March 4, 2019, that he has decided to open up to researchers the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been accused by Jews of staying silent on the Holocaust.

On the vigil of the Feast of the Nativity last week, 29 Roman Catholic cardinals gathered in the Vatican's Consistory Hall to tender greetings to His Holiness Pope Pius XI, to hear his reply which ...

ROME — When Pope Francis made the decision to open the archives of Pius XII in March 2020 he declared, “The Church is not afraid of history.”Francis went on to say that his predecessor’s ...

Progressives may embrace Pope Francis for his virtue signaling, but if historians focus on actions rather than words, then Francis’ legacy will be more Pius XII than John Paul II.

Pope Francis defended the record of one of his predecessors, Pius XII, in helping Jews escape Nazi Germany persecution, although admitting that the World War II-era pontiff made mistakes ...