The March 2 unsealing of the archives of Pope Pius XII, the controversial World War II-era pontiff whose papacy lasted from 1939 to 1958, has been awaited for decades by Jewish groups and historians.

EDITORIAL: The Epochal Event of Christmas, From 1941 to 2021. A Service of EWTN News, Inc. ... Pope Pius XII drew believers’ gaze back to the scene in first-century Judea.

Progressives may embrace Pope Francis for his virtue signaling, but if historians focus on actions rather than words, then Francis’ legacy will be more Pius XII than John Paul II. The world ...