During the Holocaust, members of the Catholic Church were involved in rescuing Jews from persecution in Nazi Germany. They lobbied Axis officials, provided false documents, and hid people in monasteri
Pope Pius XII held the position during World War II
Kristallnacht, shop damage in Magdeburg. Pope Pius XI joined Western leaders in condemning the pogrom. In response, the Nazis organised mass demonstrations against Catholics and Jews in Munich.
Eugenio Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII) served as Pius XI's diplomatic representative in Germany (1917–1929) and then as Vatican Secretary of State (1929–1939), during which period he delivered multiple denunciations of Nazi racial ideology.
Bishop Konrad von Preysing was Bishop of Berlin, the capital city of Nazi Germany. He provided aid to the city's Jews and had links to the German Resistance.
During World War II, some individuals and groups helped Jews and others escape the Holocaust conducted by Nazi Germany.
Rescue of Jews by Catholics during the Holocaust
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Irena Sendler, member of Żegota, saved 2,500 Jewish children
Aleksander Ładoś
Yad Vashem medal in Kazerne Dossin, awarded to Max Housiaux.
Dimitar Peshev of Bulgaria's National Assembly prevented the deportation of Bulgaria's 48,000 Jews.