(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.

and in 1470 Pope Paul II made it every 25 years. There have also been “extraordinary” Holy Years: for example, in 1933 Pope Pius XI chose to commemorate the 1900 anniversary of the Redemption ...

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 ...

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.

Regardless of the challenges he faced, Pope Pius IX remained steadfast in his role and left his name as one of the most influential popes in history. Pope John Paul II served as pope for 27 years, ...

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 ...

A little over a decade ago, Pope John Paul II announced a plan to open the Vatican archives for the papacy of Pius XI (1922-39). The prospect of being among the first to read the thousands of newly ...

The Holocaust, and Pius XII’s decision not to speak ... By then, Ratzinger had become Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding John Paul II, who died in 2005. A German abuse-survivors’ group, Shenon ...