Almost-Forgotten Gem of 2020: The Vatican’s Opening of the Pope Pius XII Archives
The material, previously unseen by the public, was opened March 2 during the first surge of the coronavirus pandemic and covers the years 1939-1958.
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Pope Pius XII Detractor Cries Wolf
German historian Father Hubert Wolf’s claims of anti-Semitism rejected as ‘ridiculous.’
Pius XII Archives Offer More Than the Pontificate’s War Record
Most attention has focused on what they might reveal about the Pope’s actions and attitudes toward the Jews during World War II, but a Vatican conference ahead of today’s opening highlighted other areas of interest.
Remembering When Bombs Fell on the Vatican
Shortly after 8pm on Nov. 5, 1943, a small, non-descript plane dropped five bombs onto the Vatican.
How Pius XII and the Church Saved Lives During World War II
Historic analysis upon the 80th anniversary of Hitler’s invasion of Poland
“Wake Up, Brothers!” A Prophetic Warning at Notre Dame From the Future Pope Pius XII
Two years before he became pope, Cardinal Pacelli told a Paris gathering to avoid the “gesture of Lucifer,” and declared that it is the “substance of Christianity, the very substance of religion, that is at stake.”
Truth Crucified: A Tale of Rabbi Zolli and Pius XII
COMMENTARY: The testimony of Catholic convert Rabbi Israel Zolli of Rome is crucial to debunking the myth of ‘Pius XII’s Silence.’
Saintly Devotion to Fatima: St. John Paul II, Pius XII and Fulton Sheen
Holy lives highlight the Marian message.
‘Church of Spies’: The Pope Who Fought Hitler
Fascinating details of Pope Pius XII’s secret support for the attempted overthrow of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
Heroic Wartime Irish Priest Honored at the Vatican
Commemorative plaque unveiled to honor Msgr. Hugh O'Flaherty whose heroism was portrayed by Gregory Peck in the movie ‘The Scarlet and the Black’.
