Vatican to open secret Pius XII archives.

FRANCIS, Pope, 1936-; PIUS XII, Pope, 1876-1958; HOLOCAUST, 1939-1945; HERZFELD, Shmuel; CATHOLIC Church; RELIGIOUS leadership

The article focuses on the announcement of Pope Francis in giving scholars the accessibility to the Vatican Secret Archives of Pope Pius XII. It mentions how researchers have pressed the Vatican to give them the access to fully study the actions of Pius during the war including those what he did and he failed to do during the Holocaust. Also noted are the statement of Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld that recognizes the leadership of the Catholic Church and good ties between the Jews and the Catholics.