VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret: It has opened up the files of controversial World War II-era Pope Pius XII ...

Pope Francis has announced that the Vatican next year will open its secret archives containing World War II-era documents from the controversial papacy of Pope Pius XII. Pope Francis has announced ...

VATICAN CITY, — The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret: It has opened up the files of controversial World War II-era Pope Pius ...

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Some places naturally invite curiosity, and the Vatican Archives are one of them. Beneath Vatican City sits a vast collection of documents that track centuries of political, religious, and cultural ...