Vatican Knew of Germany's Plans to Attack Soviet Union in 1941, Russian Intelligence Says

Vatican Knew of Germany's Plans to Attack Soviet Union in 1941, Russian Intelligence Says

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Pope Pius XII, head of the Catholic Church from 1939-1958, knew about an offensive being prepared by Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union and ordered that Jesuits in the western Soviet territories move closer to the border to be ready to flee, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.

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