Emanuele Pacifici Recalls Church's Aid During Nazi Era

His Family Was Helped in Practicing Their Jewish Faith

January 30, 2005 | 1318 hits

The religious congregations and Catholic institutions that were committed to saving Jews from Nazi persecution in Italy, tried to respect the Jews' faith, recalls Emanuele Pacifici. Pacifici, …

Pope's Message for 60th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz

"No One Is Permitted to Pass by the Tragedy of the Shoah"

January 27, 2005 | 990 hits

Here is the message John Paul II sent through Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, archbishop of Paris and special papal legate, for the commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau …

German Bishops Say There Are Still Wounds to Heal

Declaration for 60th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz

January 27, 2005 | 884 hits

The German bishops' conference says the process of healing for the Nazi-era atrocities is still ongoing, 60 years after the liberation of the death camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau. The …

Address to U.N. on 60th Anniversary of Liberation of Nazi Camps

Vatican Representative's Message: "'Never Again' to Such Crimes"

January 25, 2005 | 260 hits

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, addressed the General Assembly on Monday, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi …

Address to U.N. on 60th Anniversary of Liberation of Nazi Camps

Vatican Representative's Message: "'Never Again' to Such Crimes"

January 25, 2005 | 125 hits

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, addressed the General Assembly on Monday, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi …

Holocaust a "Stain on History," Says Vatican

Address at U.N. Recalls Liberation of Nazi Camps by the Allies

January 25, 2005 | 182 hits

The Nazis' systematic extermination of the Jews remains "a shameful stain on the history of humanity," says the Holy See. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to …

Pius XII Clearly Assailed Nazism, Says Researcher

Didn't Remain Silent, Contends William Doino

December 23, 2004 | 1449 hits

The second edition of "The Pius War: Responses to the Critics of Pius XII" has hit the bookshelves. The first edition, published by Lexington Books, sold out in U.S. bookstores. Edited by …

"Ideologies of Evil," as Remembered by John Paul II

Excerpts From His Upcoming Book "Memory and Identity"

October 08, 2004 | 1777 hits

Here is an excerpt from John Paul II's forthcoming book, "Memory and Identity: Conversation Between Millennia," presented Wednesday at the International Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany. The …

The Wartime Policeman Who Saved Thousands of Jews

Details Revealed About the Life of Giovanni Palatucci, Raoul Wallenberg

June 14, 2004 | 1144 hits

An Italian policeman who gave his life to save some 5,000 Jews during World War II also helped to spare his fiancée. Giovanni Palatucci's cause of beatification is already under way. Earlier …

On Hitler, the Holy See and the Jews (Part 2)

Interview With Historian Father Giovanni Sale

June 13, 2004 | 1199 hits

Pope Pius XI's 1937 encyclical against Nazism commanded world attention and was widely seen as a heroic denunciation of Hitler's regime, says a historian. Father Giovanni Sale, a professor of …

On Hitler, the Holy See and the Jews (Part 1)

Interview With Historian Father Giovanni Sale

June 11, 2004 | 935 hits

The Holy See was farsighted in understanding the dangers inherent in Nazism long before World War II, says a new book. The book, "Hitler, la Santa Sede e gli Ebrei" (Hitler, the Holy See, and …

Recalling the Polish Clergy Imprisoned in Dachau

Interview With Archbishop Emeritus Majdanski of Stettino-Kamien

May 02, 2004 | 648 hits

The death of 20% of the total of 10,017 Polish clergy, including five bishops, at the start of World War II seems to be forgotten by many history books, says a survivor of Dachau. Kazimierz …

Why "Hitler and the Vatican" Fails as History

Interview With Father Peter Gumpel, Postulator of Pius XII's Cause

March 03, 2004 | 421 hits

The new book "Hitler and the Vatican" by Peter Godman "is exaggerated in relation to the work done and the quoted documents," says the postulator of Pius XII's cause of beatification. On Feb. …

Holocaust Memorial Day Prompts Warnings

Christian and Jewish Leaders in Ireland and Britain Issue Statements

January 27, 2004 | 828 hits

The lessons of the Holocaust that doomed 6 million Jews still have not been learned, says the archbishop primate of Ireland. In a message for Holocaust Memorial Day issued through the Irish …