Pope Pius XII - Wikipedia
WEBPope Pius XII (born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, Italian pronunciation: [euˈdʒɛːnjo maˈriːa dʒuˈzɛppe dʒoˈvanni paˈtʃɛlli]; 2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958.
Pius XII | Biography, Papacy, & Facts | Britannica
WEBPius XII (born March 2, 1876, Rome, Italy—died October 9, 1958, Castel Gandolfo) was the pope, bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church, who had a long, tumultuous, and controversial pontificate (1939–58).
Pius XII - Vatican
WEBPius PP. XII Eugenio Pacelli 2.III.1939 - 9.X.1958. PIUS XII. Apostolic Constitutions; Apostolic Exhortations; Apostolic Letters
Early life of Pope Pius XII - Wikipedia
WEBEarly life of Pope Pius XII. Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII) was born March 2, 1876, to Filippo Pacelli and Virginia (Graziosi) Pacelli, in Rome, where he spent his childhood. He was ordained as a priest on April 2, 1899.
Theology of Pope Pius XII - Wikipedia
WEBThe theology of Pope Pius XII is reflected in his forty-one encyclicals, as well as speeches and nearly 1000 messages, during his almost 20-year pontificate. The encyclicals Mystici corporis and Mediator Dei advanced the understanding of membership and participation in the Catholic Church.
Pius XII - Vatican
WEBLearn about the life and legacy of Pius XII, the pope who led the Catholic Church during World War II and the post-war era.
biography | PIUS XII - Vatican
WEBPius PP. XII Eugenio Pacelli 2.III.1939 - 9.X.1958. PIUS XII. Allocutiones. 1939; 1940; 1946; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953
Pius XII summary | Britannica
WEBPius XII, orig. Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, (born March 2, 1876, Rome, Italy—died Oct. 9, 1958, Castel Gandolfo), Pope (1939–58). Before succeeding Pius XI in 1939, he served in the papal diplomatic service and as secretary of state to the Holy See.
Pope Pius XII | EWTN
WEBWho does not remember Pius XII's addresses and his intense diplomatic activity before and during the second world war, and his good offices in favour of prisoners, refugees and the missing?
Newly Unveiled Archives Reveal Pope Pius XII's Response To The ... - NPR
WEBAug 29, 2020 · New revelations emerge from the long-secret Vatican archive about what Pope Pius XII knew — and did — about the Nazis mass murder of Jews.