Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed
Rome, ItalyAP Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland, undercutting the Holy See’s argument that it couldn’t verify diplomatic reports of Nazi atrocities to denounce them. The documentation […]
Pope says he wants to go to Moscow to meet Putin over Ukraine – paper
Updated: 11.30pmVatican City Reuters Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in Ukraine but had not received a reply. The Pope also told Italy’s Corriere Della Sera newspaper that Patriarch Kirill of the Russian […]
Pope Benedict XVI defends resignation to ‘fanatic’ doubters
Rome, ItalyAP Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has marked the eighth anniversary of his historic resignation by insisting in an interview published Monday that he stepped down knowingly and that “there is only one pope” – Francis. Benedict spoke to leading daily Corriere della Sera to try to put to rest once again claims by some […]