The author of a new biography of Pope Pius XII claims the wartime pontiff had a deep-rooted anti-Semitism that led him to refuse to openly condemn the Holocaust. Historian John Cornwell cited secret Vatican records and the pope’s own files to support his conclusions in “Hitler’s Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII.”
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
