The Pope and the Holocaust

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The Pope and the Holocaust
NR 53 minDocumentary
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.
StarringHildegard MeierDavid I. KertzerKlaus Kühlwein
DirectorChristel Fomm
WriterChristian Feyerabend

Movie Details

Original Language:German
Production Companies:Gruppe 5, ARTE, ZDF
The Pope and the Holocaust on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
religionholocaust (shoah)rome, italynazismvaticanhistoire