Church “not afraid of history’: Pope Francis to open secret Pius XII archives
Vatican CityReuters Saying the “church is not afraid of history”, Pope Francis announced on Monday he plans to open fully the Vatican’s secret archives on the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII, a historic move that Jews have sought for decades. Many Jews say Pius, who reigned from 1939 to 1958, did not do enough to help those facing […]