Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:32:18 +0200Opening of Pius XII archives could shed light on seminal period in Czechoslovak historyhttps://english.radio.cz/opening-pius-xii-archives-could-shed-light-seminal-period-czechoslovak-history-8106522© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThe opening up of the archives of Pope Pius XII by the Vatican is seen worldwide as an opportunity to find answers to long-term questions about the secretive pontiff who was in charge of the Holy See between 1939 and the early stages of the Cold War. There are also hopes that the documents could shed light on the Vatican’s position towards Czechoslovakia in many of the key moments of the country’s history.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/pius_xii.jpg?timestamp=1590340895 Opening of Pius XII archives could shed light on seminal period in Czechoslovak history https://english.radio.cz/opening-pius-xii-archives-could-shed-light-seminal-period-czechoslovak-history-8106522 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9