Pope Pius XII

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

Historian David I. Kertzer unearthed the developments in Vatican archive documents that were recently unsealed.

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 28, 2020 5:23 pm

In addition to hiding Jews in monasteries, the Hebrew-speaking Andrey Sheptytsky risked his life to tell Pope Pius XII about Nazi atrocities.

May 1, 2020 3:24 pm

Critics accuse Pius of having turned a blind eye to Jewish suffering. The Vatican maintains that he worked behind the scenes to save Jews.

March 2, 2020 12:19 pm

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