Written in the mid-fifteenth century, Pope Pius II’s Commentaries are the only known autobiography of a reigning pontiff and a fundamental text in the history of Renaissance humanism.

(JTA) — A newly uncovered letter provides the strongest evidence yet that Pope Pius XII knew about the Nazi ... of the Vatican during World War II, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Even the new Holocaust Museum in New York unjustly criticized Pope Pius XII for being silent during World War II. The Church has recently spoken on this topic. The Israeli consul, Pinchas E.

Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonization of Blessed Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan, who was murdered during the ...

It was in this Tuscan town that Renaissance town-planning concepts were first put into practice after Pope Pius II decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect ...

It was in this Tuscan town that Renaissance town-planning concepts were first put into practice after Pope Pius II decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect ...

Pope Francis on Monday approved decrees related to the canonisation of martyred layman Peter To Rot from Papua New Guinea, Archbishop Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan, who was murdered during the Armenian ...

The Pope cleared the path to canonization for Blessed Peter To Rot, a layman martyred for the faith in present-day Papua New ...