Israel ‘pleased’ by Vatican opening of WWII-era pope archives

Israel welcomes Pope Francis’s decision to next year open the archives on Pope Pius XII, widely accused by Jews of remaining silent on the crimes of the Holocaust.

“We are pleased by the decision and hope it will enable free access to all relevant archives,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Nahshon says in a statement.

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