The Pope and the Führer - The Secret Vatican Files of World War II — Season 1, Episode 3: Rome in the Crosshairs
Documentary, War & Politics • 51 min • 1 season, 4 episodes
Episode synopsis
War has enveloped the Italian Peninsula. Reaching new heights of desperation, Hitler plans his final clash with the Pope. The battlefield will be Rome.
About The Pope and the Führer - The Secret Vatican Files of World War II
Pope Pius XII, the man who led the Church through WWII, has been maligned by history as the Pope that could have stood against Hitler, but remained silent. Recent archival revelations, however, tell a different story. What is the truth? How did he respond to the Nazi threat? And who told his story?