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 ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

It was an unholy alliance. In the 1920s and ’30s, Pope Pius XI and Benito Mussolini relied on and used each other in their quest to preserve and protect their respective institutions, the Catholic ...

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.

They include the consecration of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the death of a prolific hymnwriter and Pope Pius IX fleeing Rome. Pope Pius IX flees Rome – Nov. 24, 1848 This week marks ...

Built on land donated by Pope Pius XI to the theologian and physician Agostino Gemelli in 1934, it has become known as the "Pope's Hospital." John Paul II even nicknamed it "Vatican Three," with St ...

The historian Hubert Wolf speaks to Vatican News about his research into the thousands of petitions sent to Pope Pius XII ...

In the Feb. 3 statement released by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Holy Father chose ...

Of those popes, Francis has the ninth-longest papacy so far.Over the past 200 years, the longest papacy reign was that of Pope Pius IX, who served over 31 years from 1846 to 1878. The shortest was ...