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Pope Pius XII and Russia describes relations of the Vatican with the Soviet Union, Russia, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Eastern Catholic Churches resulting in the eradication of the Church in most parts of the Soviet Union during the Stalinist era. Most persecutions of the Church occurred during the pontificate of Pope Pius XII.
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memorial, has generally been critical of PopePiusXII, the pope during The Holocaust. For decades, PiusXII has been nominated unsuccessfully for recognition...
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prepared with Eugenio Pacelli (the future PopePiusXII) and Pietro Gasparri during the pontificate of PopePius X. The new Code of Canon Law is considered...
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Italy and was translated into several European languages. In 1800 he became a member of the Academy of the Catholic Religion, founded by PopePius VII (1800–1823)...
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