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Bookmark or Share- Legacy of Pope Pius XII lives on 66 years after his deathThese documents reveal that more than 4,200 Jews were hidden in convents and monasteries and 160 in Vatican City. Thanks to Pope Pius XII and other Church members, 80% of the Jews in Rome survived the Nazi occupation—more than anywhere else.
- Pope Pius XII - WikipediaPope Pius XII (born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, Italian pronunciation: [euˈdʒɛːnjo maˈriːa dʒuˈzɛppe dʒoˈvanni paˈtʃɛlli]; 2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958.
- Newly Unsealed Vatican Archives Lay Out Evidence of Pope Pius XII's ...Pope Pius XII led the Catholic Church during the tumult of World War II, but his silence on the fate of the millions of Jews killed during the Holocaust has clouded his legacy with...
- Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust - WikipediaTwo Popes served through the Nazi period: Pope Pius XI (1922–1939) and Pope Pius XII (1939–1958). The Holy See strongly criticized Nazism through the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s, with Cardinal Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII) being a particularly outspoken critic. [16] .
- Pius XII summary | BritannicaPius XII, orig. Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, (born March 2, 1876, Rome, Italy—died Oct. 9, 1958, Castel Gandolfo), Pope (1939–58). Before succeeding Pius XI in 1939, he served in the papal diplomatic service and as secretary of state to the Holy See.
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