Newly discovered letter suggests Pope Pius XII was aware of Holocaust details in 1942
- A letter found in the Vatican archives indicates Pope Pius XII had detailed knowledge about the mass killing of Jews in Nazi death camps.
- The 1942 letter from a German Jesuit priest reported that thousands of Jews and Poles were being gassed daily in German-occupied Poland.
- The letter undermines previous claims by the Vatican that it couldn't verify reports about the Holocaust.
- The correspondence reveals Pius XII was informed about the Nazi genocide through Catholic resistance efforts.
- The revelations fuel ongoing debates about Pius XII's controversial legacy and silence during the Holocaust.