ROME - Pope Francis has ordered the online publication of 170 volumes of its Jewish files from the recently opened Pope Pius XII archives, the Vatican announced Thursday, amid renewed debate about the ...

Pope urged beatification of Pope Pius XII, who was silent during Holocaust. Feb. 12, 2013— -- When Benedict XVI ascended to the papacy after the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005, world Jewish ...

Today, as the world once again faces a regime of fanaticism, brutality, and expansionist hatred, I find myself haunted by a ...

Pope Francis announced Monday that the Vatican will open the secret archives of the era of Pius XII in March next year, which could shed light on the Catholic Church's actions during World War II.

Pope Francis defended Pius XII’s record during World War II, calling the former pope “the great defender of the Jews.” In an interview Monday with Spain’s La Vanguardia newspaper, the pope said Pius ...