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The Vatican Secret Archive and Pius XII

The Vatican Secret Archive and Pius XII

March 24, 2019 | Julian Schvindlerman
On March 4, 2019, Pope Francis announced that within a year the Vatican would open the secret files related to Pope Pius XII during World War II.
Continuing to Distort the Holocaust: 2009-2011

Continuing to Distort the Holocaust: 2009-2011

June 28, 2011 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
In recent decades, the Holocaust has become the major contemporary symbol of absolute evil. As such, it has acquired a central place in the collective memory of Western societies. This development has been accompanied by an ongoing intentional distortion of its meaning. Manfred Gerstenfeld
Manfred Gerstenfeld on Pius XII and the Destruction of the Jews

Manfred Gerstenfeld on Pius XII and the Destruction of the Jews

April 15, 2010 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
A Controversial Pope on the Way to Beatification Pius XII: en de vernietiging van de joden (Pius XII and the Destruction of the Jews), by Dirk Verhofstadt, Houtekiet, 2008, 510 pp. [Dutch] Reviewed by Manfred Gerstenfeld
Reassessing Pope Pius XII’s Attitudes toward the Holocaust

Reassessing Pope Pius XII’s Attitudes toward the Holocaust

October 19, 2009 | Prof. Robert S. Wistrich