By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.RometPope Pius XII, whose role during the Second World War has long been a subject of Jewish/Christian controversy, is one step closer to sainthood after a vote in the Vatican ...

That’s just one of several reasons why Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to proceed toward the canonization of Pius XII, the church’s World War II-era pope, was so surprising.

A: The question of Pius XII’s cause for canonization continues to be the source of continued friction and misunderstanding. In part it is because of an apparent inability or unwillingness of the ...

Pope Benedict told Jewish leaders he was seriously considering freezing the sainthood process of his Nazi-era predecessor Pius XII until archives can be opened, a Jewish leader said.

Pope Benedict XVI moves two of his predecessors closer to possible sainthood, signing decrees for the beloved Pope John Paul II and controversial Pope Pius XII. IE 11 is not supported.

The road to sainthood is never speedy, but rarely is it as divisive as the campaign to canonize Pope Pius XII. Just last week, a group of prominent Catholic scholars urged Pope Benedict to slow ...

VATICAN CITYThe Vatican has asked those supporting and opposing the beatification of Pope Pius XII to stop pressuring Pope Benedict XVI on the issue.The Vatican statement came after the latest ...

The decrees mean that both men can be beatified once the Vatican certifies that a miracle attributed to their intercession has occurred. Beatification is the first major step before sainthood ...

When Pope Paul VI started the beatification and canonization process in 1967, nine years after Pius XII’s death, he formed a committee of historians to conduct an in-depth study of his ...

Benedict’s decision to move Pius’ cause for sainthood forward is a declaration that the wartime Pope was a Catholic in good faith, a victim of the historical events that did not afford him the ...

Pope Benedict on Thursday told Jewish leaders he was "seriously considering" freezing the sainthood process of his Nazi-era predecessor Pius XII until historical archives can be opened, a Jewish ...