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.

Today, what we can admire in his ideal town is a paved square around which stand the cathedral, the bishop’s palace, the town ...

(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.

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