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Holy Silence

An Assignment from the Pope

Season 1 Episode 1 | 2m 04s

In 1938, John LaFarge, a Jesuit priest from New England, was directed by Pope Pius XI to draft a papal encyclical that would denounce anti-Semitism and Adolf Hitler's campaign against the Jews.

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Hitler Comes to Power
The Vatican negotiated a treaty with Nazi Germany aimed at protecting the Catholic Church.
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Roosevelt's Envoy to the Vatican
Myron Taylor visits the Vatican to persuade Pope Pius XII to speak against Nazi Germany.
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Catholics in America
Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the political benefits of winning over Catholic voters.
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Evidence of the Holocaust
Pope Pius XII continued his position of silence as news emerged of mass murder of Jews.
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