Even the new Holocaust Museum in New York unjustly criticized Pope Pius XII for being silent during World War II. The Church has recently spoken on this topic. The Israeli consul, Pinchas E.

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome “I like punctuality, it’s a virtue I have learned to appreciate,” Pope Francis writes in the fifth chapter ... belongs to Pope Pius II’s 15th ...

Visit the homepage for more information. It is generally held by scholars that Pope Pius XII made very significant and notable contributions to Marian theology, public piety and devotion to Our Lady.

In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, Ineffabilis Deus (link al documento que está en Marian documents), clarified with finality the long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived ...

It’s a virtue I have learnt to appreciate,” Pope Francis writes in the fifth chapter of his autobiography ... That honour belongs to Pope Pius II’s 15th-century chronicles, The Commentaries ...

World War II–era Pope Pius XII is a controversial figure, long accused of indifference toward the plight of Holocaust-assailed Jews. But a "Jewish New Yorker who has made it his life's work to ...

Yet it has not always been this way. It was only with Pope Pius IX in the mid-19th century that the papacy would become so visible. He was the first to have his picture widely displayed in ...

it trails Pope Pius II's reflections on the Renaissance in "The Commentaries" by several centuries. Still, it's fairly unusual for a modern pope to reveal his thoughts so directly. Here are five ...

Pope Pius II's autobiographical chronicles, The Commentaries, were produced during his lifetime in the mid-fifteenth century. The book recounts Francis' life growing up in Argentina—he was born ...

Pius XI Catholic High School exists to prepare a diverse community of students to achieve their unique and highest potential. Guided by our Franciscan values of dignity, peace, and respect, we ...

In 1906 Pope Pius X beatified the Martyrs of Compiègne. Beatification means the Church recognised their entrance to heaven, and that they could intercede on behalf of those who pray in their name.