Roman Catholic Church officials have always insisted that Pope Pius XII, shown here in an undated photo, did everything possible to save Jewish lives. But he remained publicly silent while some 6 ...

Yet what remains unknown to many is that Hitler’s most powerful enemy had already begun to wage a secret war against him. This enemy was Pope Pius XII and the Catholic Church.

Pope Pius XII has been intensely criticized for what has been called his lack of support for Jews during World War II, but the Vatican has remained steadfast in his defense. Pius XII died in 1958 ...

ROME — When Pope Francis made the decision to open the archives of Pius XII in March 2020 he declared, “The Church is not afraid of history.” Francis went on to say that his predecessor’s ...

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 ...

Denver Newsroom, Sep 9, 2020 / 03:00 am. Scholars of Pope Pius XII have countered claims that the wartime pope and the Catholic Church hierarchy were complicit in a controversial post-war custody ...

The church’s last council before Vatican II, Vatican I, ended prematurely in 1869 as a result of the Franco-Prussian War and did little of note besides declaring the doctrine of papal infallibility.

A Pope Francis II would signify continuity, while a choice like Pius would be a clear signal that a traditionalist is taking back the throne. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app ...