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 ... of the Vatican during World War II, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Pope John Paul II made an unprecedented move Sunday when he asked forgiveness ... reference to the Holocaust or the silence of many Catholics, including then Pope Pius XII, during the extermination of ...

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.

Written in the mid-fifteenth century, Pope Pius II’s Commentaries are the only known autobiography of a reigning pontiff and a fundamental text in the history of Renaissance humanism.

During his pre-papacy stint as a church cardinal, Alexander VI received a letter from Pope Pius II condemning him for hosting "several ladies of Sienna" late at night. "We have heard that the most ...

A Groundbreaking Look at the Swiss Guard’s Hidden World For over five centuries, the Vatican Swiss Guard has stood as a symbol of faith, loyalty, and sacrifice, charged with protecting the Pope and ...

It was in this Tuscan town that Renaissance town-planning concepts were first put into practice after Pope Pius II decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect ...