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The Vatican sought Wednesday to quell its latest public dispute with Jewish groups, saying the pope's decision to move Pope Pius XII closer to sainthood isn't an act of hostility against those who say he failed to sufficiently denounce the Holocaust.
Vatican Radio said Wednesday that a 1943 document found in a Rome convent bolsters church contentions that Pope Pius XII tried to save Jews from Nazis in World War II.
Pope Benedict XVI praised Pius XII on Saturday as a great historical figure and implied that excessive attention had been paid to what the wartime pontiff did or did not do to save Jews from the Holocaust.
The Vatican on Thursday rejected requests to immediately open its secret archives on wartime Pope Pius XII, who critics say did not speak out enough to save Jews during Hitler's extermination campaign.
Israeli president Shimon Peres urged the Vatican on Sunday not to let a contentious reference to World War II and Pope Pius XII stand in the way of a visit to the Holy Land by the present pontiff.
France's main Jewish organization warned Friday that efforts to make wartime Pope Pius XII a saint would deal "a severe blow" to relations between Catholics and Jews.
Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust.
The Vatican and Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial got into a public spat Thursday over the wartime conduct of Pope Pius XII during the Nazi genocide, threatening to upset fragile relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Jewish state.
Israel hopes for tourism boost from popeIsraeli officials are hoping that the visit of Pope Benedict XVI will boost tourism, improve Israel's image and bolster relations between the Jewish state and the Vatican.
Pope Benedict stresses respect for Islam. AMMAN - Pope Benedict XVI stressed his deep respect for Islam on Friday in Jordan, on his first trip as pontiff to an Arab state.
Pope says 'mistakes' made on Holocaust denierPope Benedict XVI has sent a letter to Roman Catholic bishops around the globe saying the Vatican made "mistakes" in its handling of a Holocaust-denying cleric, a newspaper reports.
Vatican Radio says Pius XII helped JewsVatican Radio said Wednesday that a 1943 document found in a Rome convent bolsters church contentions that Pope Pius XII tried to save Jews from Nazis in World War II.
BBC video: WWII pontiff's beatification delayedPope Benedict has said he is seriously considering halting the process of making his predecessor Pope Pius XII a saint until historical archives can be opened.
Jewish group opposes Pius XII sainthoodFrance's main Jewish organization warned Friday that efforts to make wartime Pope Pius XII a saint would deal "a severe blow" to relations between Catholics and Jews.
Vatican says Pius protected Jews during WWIIThe Vatican stepped up its defense of Pope Pius XII on Tuesday, countering allegations the wartime pontiff was silent about the Holocaust by saying he saved Jews through his prudent diplomacy.
Vatican says Pius protected Jews during WWIIThe Vatican stepped up its defense of Pope Pius XII on Tuesday, countering allegations the wartime pontiff was silent about the Holocaust by saying he saved Jews through his prudent diplomacy.
Vatican Holocaust claim disputedNew papers cast doubt on Vatican claims about when it learned of the atrocities at Auschwitz. The man who later became Pope John XXIII tried in vain to challenge the Vatican's perceived indifference to the Nazi Holocaust, a new study has found.
Religion, Rome and The Reich: The Vatican's other dirty secretForget 'The Da Vinci Code', 'God's HQ on earth' has a real ghost in the cupboard - collusion with the Nazis. No wonder then, says Peter Stanford, that the church is hiding papers on the dealings of 'Hitler's Pope', Pius XII
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