Cured after a single, six-week cycle of chemotherapy – a recovery that, Maria Esposito says, stunned her doctors and convinced her that the World War II-era pope had intervened with God to save her. Church officials’ however remain skeptical. Maria Esposito was ready to give up. Wasted away at 42 kilos, she couldn’t bear another Read more
Mordechay Lewy, Israel’s ambassador to the Vatican, on Thursday praised Pope Pius XII for helping Jews during the Nazi occupation of Rome. On Sunday he “backed off” the comment, saying his analysis was “premature” and that it was a personal judgement. Lewy’s initial comments were made at a ceremeony on Thursday night to honour an Italian Read more