Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday fueled speculation that beatification may be on the horizon for Pope Pius XII, often criticized for not doing enough to combat the Holocaust. The Vatican has been ...

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.

Making Pius a saint is a way to minimize the Church’s failure to act during the Holocaust and serves to maximize papal authority today.

Pope Pius XII was no saint. The Vatican shouldn’t make him one. The head of the Catholic Church during the Holocaust maintained good ties with Hitler rather than speak up as Jews were murdered ...

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 ...

Pope Francis is considering whether he will make Pope Pius XII a saint, in the same way that he approved the cause of John XXIII.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis reportedly is considering whether he will make Pope Pius XII a saint, in the same way that he approved the cause of John XXIII. A source who works at the Vatican’s ...

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.

The 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 public clash ...

Three expert Q&As about Pope Pius XII's problematic path to sainthood. The road to sainthood is never speedy, but rarely is it as divisive as the campaign to canonize Pope Pius XII. Just last week ...

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.

Exactly 50 years after the death of Pope Pius XII, supporters of the wartime pontiff are demanding his beatification, the last step on the road to sainthood, reigniting a long-running battle over ...