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The Pope and the Holocaust

53 min

Available until 22/04/2025

Why was Pope Pius XII, head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958 silent about the extermination of the Jews by the Nazis? Accused of a complacent approach to the fascist horror in Europe during the Second World War, present-day Pope Francis opened the Vatican archives from the time in 2020.

Director

Christel Fomm

Country

Germany

Year

2021

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