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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

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Andrey Sheptytsky in Lviv in the 1930s. (Odessa Review)

A Ukrainian priest who saved Jews during the Holocaust has never been honored by Yad Vashem. New research could change that.

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

The Vatican unseals secret archive on Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII

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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Pope Francis condemns ‘barbaric resurgence’ of anti-Semitsm

By JTA Staff January 21, 2020 11:25 am

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Israel’s Chief Rabbinate signs interfaith document at Vatican denouncing euthanasia

By Marcy Oster October 29, 2019 8:14 am

Vatican will open secret archive on Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII

By Ruth Ellen Gruber March 4, 2019 10:58 am

Vatican and Israeli Chief Rabbinate preparing joint statement against euthanasia and assisted suicide

November 22, 2018 12:37 pm

Vatican announces sainthood for Pope Paul VI for October

May 21, 2018 7:24 am

Rabbis seek Pope Francis’ cooperation in fighting Islamic extremism

August 31, 2017 2:04 pm

Vatican, Israel closer to resolving property, tax issues

June 15, 2017 7:51 am

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