Pope Francis has ordered the publication on the Internet of thousands of files on the persecution of the Jews in the Holocaust, during the convulsive pontificate of Pius XII (1939-1958), traditionally accused of being pusillanimous in the face of these crimes. (Also read: Pope Francis was accompanied by three Ukrainian children in his popemobile) The documents, confirmed today by the Holy See, will be “accessible to everyone” virtually on the Vatican portal itself as of this month and collect the requests for help sent by Jews from “all of Europe” to Pius XII, such as that of a German Held...