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The Pope and the Führer - The Secret Vatican Files of World War II

2025 - 2025

The Secret Archive

13th August 2025

Episode 1

Eugenio Pacelli, the man destined to be Pope, witnesses the rise of Hitler from his post in Berlin. As Europe devolves into chaos, how will Cardinal Pacelli and the Vatican respond?

The Silent Pope

20th August 2025

Episode 2

Pope Pius XII faces his greatest enemy. Standing against the military might of the Third Reich, the Vatican works in secrecy to undermine the Nazi threat.

Rome in the Crosshairs

27th August 2025

Episode 3

War has enveloped the Italian Peninsula. Reaching new heights of desperation, Hitler plans his final clash with the Pope. The battlefield will be Rome.

A New Enemy

3rd September 2025

Episode 4

The war is over, but not for the Church. A new enemy rises in the East as Pope Pius XII prepares to face down with Stalin.

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Michael Knowles•Adolf Hitler•Pope Pius XII

Documentary War & Politics

Pope Pius XII, the man who led the Church through WWII, has been maligned by history as the Pope that could have stood against Hitler, but remained silent. Recent archival revelations, however, tell a different story. What is the truth? How did he respond to the Nazi threat? And who told his story?

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