(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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The new pope seems perfect, but he conceals secrets and a certain fragility. And he immediately understands that it will not be easy to replace the charismatic Pius XIII: hanging between life and ...