Pope Pius XII

The role of Pius XII in the Holocaust is controversial and a source of Jewish-Catholic tensions. We offer here some of the accusations made against the Pope and a number of responses from his defenders.

• Defenses of Pius XII
• Historians Discover Nazi-Era Notes of Future Pope Pius XII
• Pius XII: Saint or Sinner?, review of Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII by John Cornwell
• Pope Pius XII
• Pope Pius XII Encyclical: On The Holy Places In Palestine
• Pope Pius XII Encyclical: On Prayers For Peace In Palestine
• Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
• Pope Pius XII Underestimated His Influence
• Pope Pius XII’s Radio Broadcast on War’s End
• Pope Pius XII's Easter Message in Vatican City
• Pope Pius XII Urges a Charitable Peace
• Taylor Letter to Cardinal Maglione Describing Holocaust
• Understanding the Vatican During the Nazi Period
• The Vatican and the Holocaust: A Preliminary Report
• Vatican Opts Out of International Holocaust Task Force (10/16/09)
• We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah [from the Vatican]