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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 648

Pope Pius XII

Undated file photo of Pope Pius XII (AP Photo, File)
September 16, 2023, 10:28 am
New letter reveals Pope Pius XII had detailed information on Nazi killing of Jews
Vatican archive documents on mass killings in Poland undercut Holy See’s argument that it couldn’t denounce Holocaust as it was unable to verify diplomatic reports
By Nicole Winfield
Pope Pius XII appears behind microphones during a radio broadcast from the Vatican in November 1947. The Pope commended the American people for their efforts to save food for war-torn Europe. (AP Photo/Luigi Felici)
June 11, 2023, 4:26 pm
Pope Pius XII was no saint. The Vatican shouldn’t make him one.
The head of the Catholic Church during the Holocaust maintained good ties with Hitler rather than speak up as Jews were murdered
By Abraham H. Foxman and Ben Cohen
This photo taken in the 1950s provided by Italian news agency Ansa on February 23, 2020, shows Pope Pius XII in the Vatican. (STRINGER/ANSA/AFP)
June 24, 2022, 12:00 am
Vatican publishes thousands of Holocaust-era files, including pleas to pope
Documentation put online from newly opened archives includes requests to Pope Pius XII to intervene against Nazi deportations, help liberate people held in concentration camps
By Nicole Winfield
A detail of the mural titled 'Apotheosis of Fascism,' by Luigi Montanarini, believed to have been painted between the late 1930s and early 1940s, in the Salone d'Onore of the CONI headquarters, in Rome, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
June 19, 2022, 11:44 pm
Fascist Italy, Church under ‘Hitler’s Pope’ took steps to save Jews, claims author
In his new book, ‘Syndrome K,’ British author Christian Jennings paints a complex picture of fear, resistance, and covert humanitarianism in a country torn asunder by the Nazis
By Robert Philpot
Pope Pius XII, wearing the ring of St. Peter, raises his right hand in a papal blessing at the Vatican, in Sept. 1945. (AP Photo)
June 7, 2022, 1:50 pm
Vatican’s Pius XII archives shed light, ignite debate on WWII pope and Jews
New book finds pontiff worked hardest to save converts to Catholicism, in what author says was a form of ‘selection’; others claim he was trying to navigate harsh reality
By Nicole Winfield
Pope Pius XII appears behind microphones during a radio broadcast from the Vatican in November 1947. The Pope commended the American people for their efforts to save food for war-torn Europe. (AP Photo/Luigi Felici)
June 3, 2022, 6:43 pm
Pope Pius XII was not ‘neutral’ on Holocaust, fumes Pulitzer-winning historian
Aghast at continued apologia for Pope Pius XII, historian David Kertzer reveals archival finds about the Vatican’s stance on Jewish genocide
By Matt Lebovic
Pope Pius XII in an undated photograph. (AP)
August 29, 2020, 5:18 am
Vatican under Pope Pius XII hid Holocaust orphans from family, historian says
Church officials helped kidnap, baptize Jewish twins after World War II; warned pontiff to not protest deportation of Rome’s Jews to Auschwitz
By Cnaan Liphshiz
This photo taken in the 1950s provided by Italian news agency Ansa on February 23, 2020, shows Pope Pius XII in the Vatican. (STRINGER/ANSA/AFP)
From the WebAugust 27, 2020, 4:09 pm
Newly opened archives shed troubling light on Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII
Documents reveal the private discussions behind the pope’s silence about the Nazi deportation of Rome’s Jews in 1943, The Atlantic reports
By David I. Kertzer
Pope Pius XII blesses faithful at the Vatican, March 4, 1949. (INTERCONTINENTALE / AFP)
May 2, 2020, 7:09 pm
In ‘confession of guilt,’ German Catholic Church admits ‘complicity’ with Nazis
After decades of ambivalence, document prepared by clergy says hundreds of priests gave spiritual guidance to Hitler’s soldiers on front, ‘lent war an additional sense of purpose’
By ToI Staff
Andrey Sheptytsky in Lviv in the 1930s. (Odessa Review via JTA)
May 2, 2020, 12:54 pm
Vatican archive letter shows Ukrainian priest tried to save Jews in Holocaust
Yad Vashem resisted honoring head of Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church, Andrey Sheptytsky, as he initially welcomed Nazi invasion, but new evidence could change that
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Pope Pius XII in an undated photograph. (AP)
April 30, 2020, 5:30 am
Researchers say Vatican archives show pope Pius XII knew of WWII killing of Jews
German scholars exploring newly opened trove of documents find letter indicating pope was aware of massacre of Jews in Warsaw and Lviv from own sources, but denied it to Americans
By ToI Staff and Agencies
This undated photo provided by Italian news agency Ansa on February 23, 2020, shows Pope Pius XII blessing worshipers and attendees during the Urbi et Orbi apostolic blessing at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican (STRINGER / ANSA / AFP)
March 2, 2020, 12:16 am
Vatican opens archives on highly controversial Holocaust-era pope
Leading historian set to study newly released documents says ‘no doubt’ Piux XII knew of mass murder of Jews, but much may yet be learned about his state of mind, silence on matter
By Catherine MARCIANO
Pope Pius XII blesses faithful at the Vatican, March 4, 1949. (INTERCONTINENTALE / AFP)
February 20, 2020, 9:43 pm
Four things to know about the archives of World War II-era Pope Pius XII
Critics, including Jewish organizations, condemn pontiff for never speaking out against Holocaust; church claims he helped rescue several thousand Jews
By AFP
Pope Pius XII in an undated photograph. (AP)
February 20, 2020, 6:11 pm
Researchers line up to view archives of World War II-era Pope Pius XII
Some Jewish groups charge pontiff stayed silent during Holocaust; defenders say he encouraged sheltering Jews; church says ‘no reason to fear history’
By Nicole Winfield
Pope Pius XII (Courtesy of PerlePress Productions)
January 21, 2020, 1:56 am
Documentary confronts cost of Pope Pius XII’s ‘Holy Silence’ during Holocaust
Premiering January 21 ahead of the imminent opening of the Secret Vatican Archives for 1939-1958, film provides historical context for 17 million pages of documents to be released
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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