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Newly discovered document lists more than 3,000 Jews the Catholic Church sheltered from Nazis

The discovery sheds new light on the Vatican’s actions during the Holocaust, but some historians have questions.

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Pope Benedict XVI, who went from Hitler Youth to advancing Catholic-Jewish relations, dies at 95

Benedict visited synagogues and condemned antisemitism. He also reintroduced liturgy praying for the conversion of Jews.

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The Vatican will release WWII-era ‘Jewish files’ online, including unanswered pleas to the pope

Pope Francis has ordered 170 volumes of Pius XII’s archives, including thousands of requests for help from Jews, to be published digitally.

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Polish Holocaust survivor’s family wins lawsuit for land illegally sold to church by rescuer’s son

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Vatican hid Holocaust orphans from their families and urged Pope Pius XII not to protest deportations

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Catholic Church in Germany was ‘complicit’ in Nazi crimes, German Bishops’ Conference says

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Archdiocese of Bucharest replaces spokesperson accused of equating Jews with virus

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The Catholic Church has finally gotten serious about handling sexual abuse. Here’s what Jewish institutions could learn from the process.

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For Jews in the Netherlands, Catholic Carnival feels like ‘hardcore Purim’

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Jewish extremist sentenced to 4 years in prison for arson at historic Galilee church

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