Pope Pius XII's unusual embalming process led to a horrifying scene that traumatized mourners and the Catholic Church.

“There has been a shift of late regarding Pius XII,” historian William Doino told CNA. The wartime pontiff has often been ...

A snapshot of the papacies of the 11 modern popes that preceded Pope Francis, from Pope Benedict XVI to Blessed Pope Pius IX.

Pope Pius XII was reviled for his silence in the face of Nazism during and after World War II, and was thus often dubbed "Hitler's Pope." However, a new book, "Church of Spies" by Mark Riebling ...

Pope Pius XII sees way to accept evolution. In his paper on human origins, Humani gereris, Pope Pius XII considers evolution as a serious hypothesis worthy of in-depth study. He leads the way for ...

A good chess player makes the smallest move count. Last week Pope Pius XII chose the seventh anniversary of his coronation to throw a well-timed spotlight on an important new red hat. The hat ...

Where does he stand between the nadir of Pius XII and the summit of John XXIII? How does the late pontiff compare with Benedict XVI and John Paul II? (John Paul I reigned for just over one month ...

Pope Pius XII (left), Pope Pius XII being laid to rest at funeral in 1958 ...