The Pope and the Holocaust

The Pope and the Holocaust

6.8

Oct 08 2024

1h 53m

Documentary, History, War

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.

Hildegard Meier

Hildegard Meier

Narrator (voice)

David I. Kertzer

David I. Kertzer

Self

Klaus Kühlwein

Klaus Kühlwein

Self

Emma Fattorini

Emma Fattorini

Self