Vatican

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.

By Cnaan Liphshiz 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

The pope has frequently issued firm denunciations of anti-Semitism, and has met frequently with Jewish groups and delegations.

January 21, 2020 11:25 am

By Marcy Oster October 29, 2019 8:14 am

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