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Montevideo, May 4th 2024 - 23:23 UTC

Tag: Pius XII

  • Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

    Pope Francis will open Vatican archives on Pius XII and the Holocaust

    Pius, who was Pope from 1939 to 1958, has been accused of tolerating the rise of Nazi Germany and of not doing enough to protect Jews during the Holocaust

    Pope Francis has said the Roman Catholic Church will open up its archives on Pius XII, who was Pope during World War Two. Pius, who was Pope from 1939 to 1958, has been accused of tolerating the rise of Nazi Germany and of not doing enough to protect Jews during the Holocaust. The Vatican says he worked behind the scenes to try to protect Jews.