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The first scholarship is beginning to emerge about the World War II-era Pope Pius XII, two years after the Vatican opened its archives. For the Vatican, Pius worked quietly behind

The first scholarship is beginning to emerge about the World War II-era Pope Pius XII, two years after the Vatican opened its archives.

A new book, citing recently opened Vatican archives, suggests that Pope Pius XII avoided conflict with Nazis and that the Vatican worked hardest to save Jews who had converted to Catholicism.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has long defended its World War II-era pope, Pius XII,...

The first scholarship is beginning to emerge about the World War II-era Pope Pius XII, two years after the Vatican opened its archives.

New book finds pontiff worked hardest to save converts to Catholicism, in what author says was a form of 'selection'; others claim he was trying to navigate harsh reality

From the blog of Jonathan Seidel at The Times of Israel

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