ROME - Pope Francis has ordered the online publication of 170 volumes of its Jewish files from the recently opened Pope Pius XII archives, the Vatican announced Thursday, amid renewed debate about the ...

Some 70 Catholic bishops were present during the first of the four-day seminar before their 131st plenary assembly scheduled ...

Pope Francis announced Monday that the Vatican will open the secret archives of Pius XII in March next year, which could shed light on his actions during World War II. Researchers have long sought to ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI praised Pius XII on Saturday as a great historical figure and implied that excessive attention had been paid to what the wartime pontiff did or ...