Rome's Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, left, talks to Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin during the international conference "New documents from the Pontificate of Pope Pius XII and their ...

The newly discovered letter, written by a German Jesuit to Pope Pius XII’s personal secretary, suggests that the pope knew of Hitler’s atrocities but chose to remain silent. By Elisabetta Povoledo The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Undated file photo of Pope Pius XII. Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had ...

(RNS) — Vatican archivist Johan Ickx claims that Pius instructed clergy to save the Jews from the Nazis, while failing to provide proof. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — For decades, historians have argued over ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new light on claims the World War II-era pope didn’t speak out ...

Newly unearthed wartime correspondence from Pope Pius XII indicates he may have known about the Holocaust earlier than previously believed. Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, on Sunday reproduced ...

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ROME — Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in ...

Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday it’s possible that consideration of the beatification cause of Pope Pius XII could be delayed for a few years. The reason: To wait until more public access is possible ...