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Pius XII faces moment of truth as opening of Vatican archives nears

Feb 19, 2020

When the Vatican archives opens its doors to researchers in two weeks’ time, it could help clear up controversy related to the legacy Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for his actions during the Second World War.

By Elise Ann Allen

Vatican Radio was ‘positively aggressive’ in countering Nazi ‘fake news’ efforts, new book says

Feb 17, 2020

Nathan Morley’s ‘Radio Hitler: Nazi Airwaves in the Second World War’ – due to be published by Amberley in August – uses first-hand interviews, archives, diaries, letters and memoirs to examine Hitler’s radio and how it used ‘fake news’ to spread Nazi propaganda.

By Charles Collins

Open source: Vatican wartime archives ready for new batch of scholars

Jan 19, 2020

After decades of anticipation, the Vatican archives are ready to welcome, starting March 2, scores of scholars wishing to study documents related to the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII.

By Carol Glatz

Pope says parents cried over atom bombings

Nov 25, 2019

Pope Francis has told Japanese Emperor Naruhito that he remembers seeing his parents cry over the news of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 74 years ago.

By Associated Press

Pope calls money spent on nukes ‘an affront crying out to heaven’

Nov 24, 2019

“The arms race wastes precious resources that could be better used to benefit the integral development of peoples and to protect the natural environment,” Pope Francis said Sunday.

By Inés San Martín

Letters foster one young woman’s gratitude for veteran’s years of service

Nov 11, 2019

A letter that touched one young woman’s life in ways she never expected is one she wrote six years ago when she was an eighth grader at St. Barnabas School in Indianapolis. It was a letter of thanks to a World War II hero for his service to his country.

By John Shaughnessy