The Latest Breaking News from Pius XII

Pope Leo XIV heads to northern Italy to honor St. Augustine and migrant saint Cabrini

Pope Leo XIV is traveling to northern Italy to honor St. Augustine and Mother Frances Cabrini

The Independent UK · Jun 20

Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

Pope Leo XIV is praying for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s recent predecessors at the Vatican defended migrants. Will he do the same?

Political language is sometimes used to describe the orientations of the Vatican. When the late Pope Francis defended migrants, it was suggested that he was a “left-wing” pope. Today, people are wondering whether Pope Leo XIV will adopt a “progressive” path or, on the contrary, a philosophy on immigration different…

The Conversation · May 11, 2025

Vatican's Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter: The Legion of Christ scandal

The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII are providing details about the scandal over the founder of the Legionaries of Christ

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024

The Catholic Church is using the upcoming Paris Olympics to engage young people − but several popes have already promoted sports as a way to teach Christian values

As the sporting world and fans await the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the Paralympic Games, eight Catholic dioceses in Greater Paris have already ignited their own Olympic flame by organizing the “Holy Games.” The project is a collaboration between the Archdiocese of Paris and the French…

The Conversation · Jul 2, 2024

Nato chief slaps down Pope's claim that Ukraine should show 'courage of the white flag' to end Putin war

Britain has stressed its full support to Kyiv to fight the Russian invasion after the Pope’s intervention

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024

Vatican Vatican Archive's Secrets Revealed by Archbishop in New Book

Discover treasures found in the Vatican Apostolic Archive, including a peek into the controversial history of Pope Pius XII. Unveiling the secret stories!

Top News · Feb 19, 2024

‘Nothing was done’: Vatican note suggests part blame in bombing of Monte Cassino

Eighty years on, document confirms Hitler’s role and reveals allied raid might have been avoided had action been taken to enforce neutral zone

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Vatican defends wartime Pope Pius XII as conference honors Israeli victims of Hamas incursion

The Vatican secretary of state has strongly defended World War II-era Pope Pius XII as a friend of the Jews

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed

Newly discovered correspondence in the Vatican archives suggests that 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

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2023