Catholic leader who spectacularly stepped down in 2013, dies at Vatican; former member of Hitler Youth decried horrors of Holocaust but pushed for beatification of Pope Pius XII
Marking anniversary of Edith Stein's murder at Nazi death camp, Vatican's Michael Czerny, seen as close to pope, notes shared Jewish heritage with sainted martyr
Documentation from newly opened archives includes requests to Pope Pius XII to intervene against Nazi deportations, help liberate people held in concentration camps
In his new book, 'Syndrome K,' British author Christian Jennings paints a complex picture of fear, resistance, and covert humanitarianism in a country torn asunder by the Nazis
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
Aghast at continued apologia for Pope Pius XII, historian David Kertzer reveals archival finds about the Vatican’s ‘indifference’ during Jewish genocide
Pope has voiced opposition to Russian invasion of Ukraine while Russian Patriarch has supported it; potential visit would follow planned trip to Lebanon in June
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