VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s archives on the pontificate of Venerable Pius XII will become available for study March 2, possibly bringing to light new information about the pope’s actions ...

The Vatican has produced another document to bolster its assertion that Pope Pius XII worked behind the scenes ... and have called on the Vatican to open its secret archives in order to do so.

Pope Pius XII was reviled for his silence in the face of Nazism during and after World War II, and was thus often dubbed "Hitler's Pope." However, a new book, "Church of Spies" by Mark Riebling ...

Pius’ actions during the Holocaust have been the subject of debate for decades. (JTA) — A newly uncovered letter provides the strongest evidence yet that Pope Pius XII knew about the Nazi ...

The charity and work of Pope Pius XII during World War II so impressed the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Israel Zolli, that in 1944 he was open to the grace of God which led him into the Catholic faith.

(JTA) — The Vatican secret archive relating to controversial Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII will be opened next ... have long called on the Vatican to open its secret archives to clarify the ...