A series of recently opened Vatican archives are shedding new light on the relationship between Pope Pius XII and Adolph Hitler as he led Nazi Germany during World War II. A new book takes a deeper look at these revelations. Historian David Kertzer, author of “The Pope At War: The Secret History of Pope Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler,” joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.
Highlights
- A series of recently opened Vatican archives shed new light on the relationship between Pope Pius XII and Adolph Hitler as he led Nazi Germany during World War II.
- A new book takes a deeper look at these revelations.
- Historian David Kertzer, author of “The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XI, Mussolini, and Hitler," joins Amna Nawaz on “The “NewsHour” at 10 p.m.
- ET today.
- Nawaz: In 2020, in 2020, the Vatican released millions of documents that were previously hidden from public view.
- These include transcripts of negotiations between the pope and Nazis.