Holocaust memorial chairman thanks pope for opening archives
The chairman of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial said he thanked Pope Francis on Thursday for giving scholars access to the Holy See’s World War II-era archives.
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by bcadmin | Jun 9, 2022 | Catholic-Jewish relations, Holocaust, News, Pope Francis, Vatican, Vatican Archives, World War II | 0 |
The chairman of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial said he thanked Pope Francis on Thursday for giving scholars access to the Holy See’s World War II-era archives.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 7, 2022 | Associated Press, Holocaust, lead, News, Pius XII, Vatican, Vatican Archives, World War II | 0 |
David Kertzer’s “The Pope at War” was published Tuesday in the United States.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 9, 2021 | Commonweal, Features, Finaly affair, History, Holocaust, Jews, Kevin Madigan, News, Pope Pius XII, The Atlantic, Vatican Archives, World War II | 0 |
Church history is a very strange phenomenon. It does not matter whether your academic position classifies you as an historian. If you are a Christian you risk having the label “apologist” put on your work, […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 22, 2020 | Books, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church History, News, Vatican, Vatican Archives | 0 |
Grzegorz Gorny and Janusz Rosikon — two Polish journalists — wanted to debunk some of the myths and fill in the gaps with their illustrated book, “Vatican Secret Archives: Unknown Pages of Church History,” which was published in English by Ignatius Press.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 1, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Holocaust, News, Pius XII, Vatican, Vatican Archives, World War II | 0 |
A top Polish historian has questioned claims by German researchers that newly opened Vatican archives contain information damning the role played by Pope Pius XII during World War II.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 17, 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic, Lockdown, News, Pope Pius XII, U.S. & World News, Vatican Archives, Vatican City | 0 |
The COVID-19 pandemic came at the worst time for scholars and historians who had been waiting for the March 2 opening of the Vatican archives’ material that spans the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 6, 2020 | Holocaust, lead, News, Pius XII, United States, Vatican, Vatican Archives, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |
One expert has said that when it comes to Pope Pius XII and the controversy surrounding his actions during the Second World War, his actions are far less appealing to historical scholars than the reasons why he chose to do what he did.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 21, 2020 | News, Pope Pius XII, Vatican, Vatican Archives | 0 |
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 during World War …
The post What to expect when Vatican archives on Venerable Pope Pius XII open in March appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 20, 2020 | Associated Press, Cardinal José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Holocaust, News, Pope Pius XII, second, Vatican, Vatican Archives | 0 |
More than 150 historians and researchers have signed up to access the soon-to-open Vatican archives of Pope Pius XII, evidence of the intense scholarly interest into the World War II-era pope and his record during the Holocaust.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 19, 2020 | Catholic News Service, Holocaust, News, Pope Pius XII, second, Vatican, Vatican Archives, World War II | 0 |
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.
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